High Mountain Black 2025 No.643

A black tea with the spirit of an oolong.

Harvested in the summer of 2025 at an altitude of 1,400 meters. A truly inspiring, exceptional tea that can be steeped multiple times.

Made from Qing Xin 青心 from Shan Lin Xi Mountain, it is the black counterpart to our No. 539 Shan Lin Xi tea. This variety originally arrived from China’s Anxi Province with tea farmers in the late 19th century. To this day, it is used to produce the most popular high-mountain teas.

This tea is very well-balanced and effortlessly elegant, alongside its rich black tea flavor.

Dry aroma: grapenut cereal, sourdough, malt, red grapes, cinnamon, pear, rose, fruit bread
Steamed aroma: perfumed tobacco, lilac, browned butter, and dried pear
Color: golden brown reddish
1st infusion: lychee, honeysuckle, pear compote, lilac, rose, and bread
2nd infusion: a hint of cocoa, dark chocolate, rose, compote
3rd infusion: spreads across the palate, the flavor expands
4th infusion: slightly overbrewed (1.5 minutes), true to Taiwanese style, it doesn’t turn bitter; a hint of nuttiness emerges
6th infusion: bread, sourdough crust
7th infusion: sweet turnip, ice-crushed radish

Body sensation: warms you while lifting you to new heights, opens the mind

As this black tea is made from the Qing Xin Oolong varietal, it offers a pleasant returning sweetness (hui gan).

Amount: 6 grams of tea per 150 ml of water
Water temperature: 85–90°C. Use fresh boiling water, mineral water, or filtered water
Steeping time: 15–20 seconds
Number of infusions: 4–6