Longtou Tea｜Alishan Tea Region　900 m

Longtou Tea

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Longtou Tea

Alishan Tea Region　Longtou 900m　Elevation 900 m

Floral

Flavour

Light-fragrance style

Longtou sits at 900 m in a good position, with a moderate day-night swing. Careful rolling and roasting give a fresh floral scent with a little wood behind it. The liquor is a clear honeyed green, lively and crisp, sweet without being cloying, with a rounded finish — a high-mountain tea most people take to.

Fair priceverified

1,300–2,800 NT$ / 600 g

One jin is 600 g. Below NT$800, be sceptical.

A reasonable range is NT$1,300–2,800 per 600 g. Below NT$800, ask more questions.

What to ask when buying this

Which season is this from?

Spring and winter lots fetch the highest prices and the best aroma; summer and autumn are a step down in both.

May I taste it first?

If they will not let you taste but want you to buy 600 g of something expensive, walk away. It is the simplest and most effective filter there is.

Is there a traceability record or QR code?

A scannable producer record beats any verbal assurance.

Is the label complete?

Production date, expiry, origin of raw material, seller name and phone — if any is missing, do not buy.

Specifications

TypeOolong tea

Leaf styleBall-rolled oolong

CultivarQingxin Oolong

HarvestSpring & Winter

Oxidation / RoastLightly oxidised　Unroasted

CharacterSlightly cooling

Brewing latitudeModerate

ConstitutionGood for warm constitutions

About the origin

In the Longtou area of Fanlu Township, Chiayi, at about 900 m, along the Alishan highway. A moderate planted area.

These figures will be updated if they change.

Brewing

Water temp.95–100 °C

Leaf to water3g / 150ml

Infusion times60　45　60　80 sec

Cold brew5 g per 500 ml, 7 h refrigerated

Harvest months4、5、11、12 月

Temperatures follow the official category guidance. Source: TRES — Effects of water quality and temperature on tea liquor

Common mistakes with this tea

Use hot enough water

95°C or above. Too cool and the roast aroma never opens, leaving it flat.

A longer first infusion is normal

Rolled-ball leaf needs the first infusion to open up; the second is then shorter.

Seal it and keep it dark

Best drunk within two months.

Start with 30–75 g

The most common beginner regret is buying 600 g on the first try. Buy a jin only after you know you like it.

What to eat with it

Fenguo Jelly夏An amber sweet-potato-starch jelly, springy rather than sticky, often served in the same bowl as douhua.

Aiyu Jelly夏Natural pectin washed from aiyu seeds, served with lemon and syrup. Almost flavourless on its own — the tea supplies the aroma.

A chilled jelly has almost no flavour of its own; a heavily roasted tea would bury it. A fragrant, lightly oxidised tea lifts it instead.

This one is Taiwan-only — not available overseasHere are the closest teas we can actually ship you:

Location accuracy: named locality (23.4800, 120.6400). This marks the growing area, not one specific garden.