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“I think this tea is very good :) i don’t understand the bad reviews. http://toadsteablog.blogspot.com/” Read full tasting note
“Another random Oolong sampler from Tea from Taiwan. My husband is away all day at work and then poker tonight so I’m all on my own…roll on my Criminal Minds marathon. Dr Reid ;) The packaging for...” Read full tasting note
“Okay, I’ve had this sample for over a year. I’ve been afraid to try it. The other notes on this tea have been terribly discouraging. But I just have to do this once and for all. The leaves are...” Read full tasting note
“I’ll add my vote to the “this smells… interesting” camp. To me, it is kind of like fish rolled in graham crackers. Not like… old fish and not fishy in the way that pu erh can be, just like I...” Read full tasting note
GABA tea has special health benefits
GABA tea is a relatively new type of tea with special health benefits. It was first produced in 1987 in Japan where it remains a very popular type of tea. The main compound is gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) – an amino acid that occurs naturally in the human body. GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter found in the nervous system and also in the retina.
Taiwanese GABA tea is an all natural product. It is made from high-grade whole-leaf that is naturally rich in glutamic acid – the precursor to GABA. The processing involves exposing the fresh tea leaves to nitrogen gas under controlled conditions. GABA tea is produced according to standards set by the Japanese government, and meets or exceeds the Japanese standard of 150 mg of GABA per 100 grams of tea.
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GABA oolong
Tea from taiwan
5.5g, 130mL
190f-198f
Dry leaves smell sweet, a little bit of sweet potato? Having tea with a friend and they mentioned seaweed
First brew 45s: tastes like sweet potato. Slightly thick mouthfeel.
30s 2nd: leaves smell smokey. But also still sweet potato. Tastes similar.
2 min: very very sweet potato leaves smell. A hint of smokey. Sweet potato taste at first. Then a touch of bitter taste, then slightly sweet aftertaste.
2.5, 3, 4min: similar to before
Overall this was very linear, like drinking a sweet potato, but with fluctuating levels of bitterness depending on infusion time and sometimes a note of smoke and sweetness. The reviews for this tea seem to be all over the place (maybe the source has changed over the years?), but anyway. I don’t really like taiwanese oolongs to begin with (most have been pretty linear in my experience), compared to their Chinese counterparts, and GABA oolong is basically just hype marketing, so this was my first GABA oolong and will likely be my last. Will recommend for the novelty, but unless you really like sweet potato, I couldn’t see buying a ton being worth it.
Flavors: Bitter, Smoke, Sweet Potatoes
This tea has a very distinctive taste. Honey up front and some sour notes in the back. I find this tea performs best using a lot of leaf and short steep times in a gaiwan. That way I get 6 to 8 brews out of the leaves. This is one of the teas I always like to have around.
