Gaba oolong tea cake, Taiwan, 100gr 佳葉龍茶茶餅

GABA is an acronym for Gamma-AminoButyric Acid. It is a naturally occurring amino acid that works as a neurotransmitter in the brain, with potential regulatory effects on anxiety, stress and fear. GABA also occurs naturally in Camellia sinensis, albeit at small dosis. GABA Tea is a tea that has undergone a special oxygen-free fermentation process, resulting in higher concentrations of GABA in the leaves, on average 10 to 30 times higher than in green tea, with a more potent relaxing effect. This technology was discovered in Japan by Dr. Tsushida Tojiro and his collaborators  who began developing GABA-rich tea in 1984 and successfully produced a new type of tea in which almost all glutamic acid was converted to GABA without changing the content of catechin or caffeine. GABA was initially used in Japanese green teas. It was then tried in Taiwan on several Oolong teas and the result was very surprising.

This kind of processing is very suitable both for long-term archive and direct consumption. Tea bushes were grown at Mr. Yu's farm, he is farming in harmony with nature and does not use any chemicals to kill insects or support growth. Tea is dark-brown goldish in a cup with a thick creamy flavor full of forest honey and resin aroma and a scent of an autumnal oak forest after rain.

Brewing-  steep 5 grams of tea leaves per 150 ml of water that has boiled and cooled to 85–90 °C for 30 seconds and in the following three infusions, you steep the leaves for 40, 60, and 90 seconds, respectively.

Origin- Ming Jian Nantou County

Garden elevation- 350-400m

Production date-2021

Oxydation level 60-70%

Picking style- hand picked leaves

Baking level- 0

Cultivar-Sijichun

Producer- Mr Yu, Pressed by Yu Wen