{"title":"Vintage Taiwanese Tea","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"aged-frozen-summit","title":"Frozen Summit '18 Vintage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrozen Summit Vintage\u003c\/strong\u003e is a tearoom favorite in the winter. This aged version of Frozen Summit oolong, from the year 2018, has a deeper aroma than the classic Taiwanese Frozen Summit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery year, as part of the tea-aging process, the tea master retrieves stored teas. He dials in the temperature of the charcoal and prepares the tightly rolled tea leaves on bamboo trays. The heat removes traces of summer rain and accentuates the depth of flavor from aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur Frozen Summit Vintage tastes of molasses and toasted walnuts. The mouthfeel is full and expansive with flares of tobacco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLearn more about \u003ca class=\"uu\" href=\"https:\/\/tecompanytea.mom\/blogs\/tea-atelier\/what-is-dong-ding-oolong\"\u003eFrozen Summit\u003c\/a\u003e or check out our \u003ca class=\"uu\" href=\"https:\/\/tecompanytea.mom\/pages\/tea-brew-guides\"\u003eTea Brewing Guides\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Té Company","offers":[{"title":"1 oz","offer_id":292189185,"sku":"105301","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 oz","offer_id":34367345041,"sku":"105302","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 oz","offer_id":34356491729,"sku":"105304","price":86.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 oz","offer_id":34356491793,"sku":"105308","price":154.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0223\/8891\/products\/frozen-summit-vintage-oolong-tea-leaf.jpg?v=1591095555"},{"product_id":"baozhong-vintage","title":"Baozhong '90 Vintage","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFlavor Profile\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDamp cedar wood, mushroom, menthol\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOolong tea · low oxidation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This Baozhong was made in the year 1990, or was it 89 or 91. It was around year 1990.\" said Mr. Chang. He has been producing Baozhong for decades and the batch year can seem hazy. A lover of whiskey and karaoke, Mr. Chang is easy going, honest, and always in a good mood - he is one of our favorites. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vintage lot was discovered during a virtual telesourcing call for his current year \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tecompanytea.mom\/collections\/tea\/products\/baozhong-tea\" title=\"Taiwanese Baozhong Oolong Tea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaozhong\u003c\/a\u003e, a lightly oxidized oolong that's floral and grassy. In conversations, he mentioned a stash of tea he made 30 years ago, \"it tastes like ginseng, he said\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaozhong was one of the most popular teas in the early days of Taiwanese tea production and export. Its name came from how the tea was packaged before foil bags were available - wrapped in paper, by hand. It was the \"wrapped variety (kind)\". \u003ca title=\"History of Baozhong oolong tea\" href=\"https:\/\/tecompanytea.mom\/blogs\/tea-atelier\/what-is-baozhong\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eA historical tea\u003c\/a\u003e means more aged versions can be found if you take the time, or if you get lucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAging a lighter oxidized and unroasted oolong yields a higher degree of flavor variation, compared to aging a black tea or a roasted tea. The signature white lily flower aroma transformed into damped earthy cedar wood. Pale eggshell colored infusion turned into a dark amber hue. Drunk cold, there is an herbaceous sweetness that embraces the palate. 30-year-old tea has less vibrancy and caffeine as the stimulant mellowed out overtime. It is the choicest pick for an evening tea in any season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Links\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"What is baozhong link\" href=\"https:\/\/tecompanytea.mom\/blogs\/tea-atelier\/what-is-baozhong\"\u003eWhat is Baozhong Tea\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"tea brewing guides link\" href=\"https:\/\/tecompanytea.mom\/pages\/tea-brew-guides\"\u003eTea Brewing Guides\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Té Company","offers":[{"title":"1 oz","offer_id":39406273036475,"sku":"101801","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 oz","offer_id":39406273069243,"sku":"101802","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 oz","offer_id":39406273102011,"sku":"101804","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 oz","offer_id":39406273134779,"sku":"101808","price":141.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0223\/8891\/products\/baozhong-vintage-brewed-leaf.jpg?v=1615517237"},{"product_id":"green-vintage","title":"Green '70 Vintage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(254,254,252); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.75);\"\u003eWe think this tea was made in 1970. It was a bushel of a few hundred kilos discovered in an abandoned tea factory being dismantled for a real estate transaction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(254,254,252); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.75);\"\u003eThe northwest part of Taiwan produced a lot of green tea in the latter half of 1900, and from the look of this tea and the history of the factory, the factory keeper suspected it was made into a green tea in 1970 – when Nixon was president. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(254,254,252); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.75);\"\u003eSome say it tastes like an old Pu-erh, but we were taken by its herbaceous and woodsy character that’s soft and velvety like a cashmere blanket. So here you go – a fifty-year-old green tea made on the eve of Watergate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(254,254,252); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.75);\"\u003eAvailable for purchase in the tearoom on Fri 2\/21.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tecompanytea.mom\/blogs\/tea-atelier\/does-tea-expire\"\u003eif tea expires\u003c\/a\u003e or check out our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tecompanytea.mom\/pages\/tea-brew-guides\"\u003eTea Brewing Guides\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Té Company","offers":[{"title":"1 oz","offer_id":46316966314171,"sku":"102701","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 oz","offer_id":46316966346939,"sku":"102702","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 oz","offer_id":46316966379707,"sku":"102704","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 oz","offer_id":46316966412475,"sku":"102708","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0223\/8891\/files\/vintage-green-wet-tea-leaf.jpg?v=1727481962"}],"url":"https:\/\/tecompanytea.mom\/collections\/vintage-tea.oembed","provider":"Té Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}