Oolong is also credited with being the most fragrant of all teas, still redolent with the freshness of a green leaf, but having undergone enough fermentation to carry deeper notes than green can muster.
I know there are some people who think GABA can’t cross the brain barrier, but I’m not one of those people. Mei leaf Amber GABA oolong has a profound physical effect unlike other teas. I’m certain it’s far beyond power of persuasion. Thanks for another great video.
There is a bit of controversy about the BBB and Gaba with some studies questioning the previous work claiming that Gaba does not cross. Either way Gaba appears to have an effect on the enteric nervous system.
@@normalisgone I do feel the caffeine of this tea. Although it's all very mellow. One of my tricks is to drink a small cup of this and then go right to bed before the caffeine kicks in. The caffeine doesn't wake me up and I enjoy the relaxing effect of the Gaba. Works for me.
That glossy block of oolong was a vision! I guess I should be thankful for the automation, as it likely makes the teas I love affordable. But I miss the hand craftsmanship, not just in tea, but in so many of the finer things in life. Same can be said for half-handmade teapots, no? I can’t afford fully handmade, so thank goodness for the affordable versions that I enjoy every day. So we must, as Billy Bragg said, take the crunchy with the smooth. Thanks, Don, for sharing with us the people and processes involved in our vice of choice. Truly a wonder of nature and humankind’s manipulation of it. 👏🌱🥃🌱👏
Perfect timing!! Trying to wind down for bed after working a long night shift, I usually watch a couple of videos. This was the first one on my recommended list. And, I just opened my first order from Mei Leaf about 30 minutes ago! Sipping Matcha and then I'll call it a night! =) Happy? Yesss!
Fantastic video Don! These educational tea docu's are simply brilliant. I am amazed to both see how advanced and mechanised tea production has become these days and it makes me wonder; are these highly processed teas like the GABA oolongs a much newer invention? Or were they at some point in the past fully hand processed, which I imagine must have been quite labour intensive? Also hats off to Mei Leaf for choosing only hand picked pickings for their teas!
thanks for the video, allows me to justify the cost, i could never go back to "normal" tea, and this video reminded me to order more Amber Gaba, shame there is not a local tea shop here that does your tea, and allow me to swap ones i dont use much.
1. sun withering for reducing 25% moisture 2. indore withering for 2 hours for chemical compounding 3. Through the Gaba for Eight hours n then low tossing for 4 hours ( continue 3 times repeatedly) 4. Now time to roasting on 300-400 ℃ for 6-8 Minutes 5. Instantly go through the Rolling with machine or hand whatever it is 6. Waiting for cooling with very short fermentation 7. N now time for very short time roasting with 150 ℃ temperature 8. Time for compressing with high pressure then loose it, continue this processes 20 times for good shape 8. Make a ball n press it more for more curling your tea leaf 9. It's time to dry your tea. Dry your tea for couple hour or couple day as per your customers choice with 80-100 ℃ temperature (i love long roasting tea) 10. Let's try to taste it # really i just waiting to make this Gaba on my tea tasting room, i just waiting .... Ooooooooooofffffffffffffssssssss
You said they “remove the air from the tank so it becomes a vacuum.” I thought nitrogen was involved in the process. Don't they actually replace the oxygen with nitrogen?
Vacuum may be a bit cheaper than flushing out & filling the tanks w/ N. Especially since it is done 3 times. The main principle is to get the leaves in an anaerobic environment.
So interesting!! Next Week I will travel to Oberá, Misiones, Argentina to harvest and process tea, with organic oriental style of procesing. Can´t WAIT!!
Hi! Does the Amethyst Gaba oolong have a smoky caramel flavor that is more rich like coffee? My favorite roasted oolong has a rich smoky caramel burnt sugar flavor but without the heavy charcoal taste. What would you recommend that is most like what I described
An idea for a product: tea which celebrities have stuck their face into. Eventually it will become a tea cake product, with the features of the celebrities face visible in it.
Just when I was looking for something to watch, a new Mei Leaf video comes out😍😍😍 thank youu About gaba oolong, a tea I can't like 😣😣I like almost every tea but there is something with this one that makes it impossible for me to drink 🤔 makes me want to vomit idk why...
Did you try them all? For many people, Amber GABA is one of the most universally loved teas so maybe you tried Amethyst which is a wild and crazy flavour?
I didn't really try a lot since I wanted to puke 😢 maybe it was amethyst as you said or I didn't brew it really well 🤔 I should try amber gaba then ... if so many people like it I think there is a reason haha.
When I tried all the 3 GABAs first, I didn't really like the Amber, I found the taste quite weird, but then I tried it again a couple of years later and now I find it pretty good. Amethyst GABA is also quite good for me. But the best is definitely Ruby GABA, one of my favourite teas in general, I also recommend it to coffee drinkers as a "gateway tea", as I think that's the tea that is closest to coffee in flavour. Definitely worth trying all the 3 GABAs to compare them.
@@mario7027 The only one that I did not try is the Amethyst. My Amber is also aged a couple of years but not intentional. It aged because I barely drink the stuff once every 3-4 months but you know what? You're right with the aging argument. It is much more smooth all around now but still, it's not mind blowing to me, not even top 10. As for Ruby Gaba, yes...Ruby Gaba I like. I am a big fan of Ruby 13 Cultivar but I prefer the black one!
lmao every single one of the G20 countries don't officially recognize Taiwan as a country. All of them have switched side decades ago. All sorts of talk are just for show and has been for decades now. Most of the G7 were the first few to switch to recognize China instead of Taiwan. It's all just talk on the internetz with upvotes and likes and all that jazz with no spine in it.
China actually trades with it more than any nation and engages with it more than the other 19. Don't see your point. Still, none of the G20 officially recognizes Taiwan because they have no spine in their words. It's all just fluff.
3:55 If you look closely you can see someone processing tea-bag-tea in the background ;)
That is called zero waste :)
ahahahahah :D
😄😄👍
"Sticking my nose into tea for 13 minutes straight"
Oolong is also credited with being the most fragrant of all teas, still redolent with the freshness of a green leaf, but having undergone enough fermentation to carry deeper notes than green can muster.
Remarkable content! I appreciate the passion you put into tea and your business.
Well....if watching you brew tea didn't stop us from using tea bags, seeing all this work that goes into processing the good stuff sure does! :-D
Started laughing when he says " imagine throwing that into your Gaiwan" because he would really do it :))
Hahaha same I imagined him with his little gaiwan and this huge block of gaba
Lol I had the same thought
this is wayyyyyy better than all the boring books i've read about tea. Thank you so much!
I would love to read those books! Name them please fellow tea friend
Amethyst Gaba tastes like how coffee drinkers only can wish that their premium coffee tasted. It is so delicious.
i dont drink coffee for taste. i drink it for the caffeine, i kinda doubt anyone would pick coffee over tea flavor wise
@@williamdeng7524 lol you would be surprised how much people drink coffee for taste. Just as there are tea heads, there are coffee heads.
Wow) was on this factory in Mingjian at least 10 times )) greets to mr. Yu Jinxin ))
10:25 The dream of every tea head :D
I know there are some people who think GABA can’t cross the brain barrier, but I’m not one of those people. Mei leaf Amber GABA oolong has a profound physical effect unlike other teas. I’m certain it’s far beyond power of persuasion.
Thanks for another great video.
There is a bit of controversy about the BBB and Gaba with some studies questioning the previous work claiming that Gaba does not cross. Either way Gaba appears to have an effect on the enteric nervous system.
I believe it's because GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter for the human body. Basically it calms you down
I agree with you about the effect of GABA tea. It directly affects my sleep in such a positive way. I drink a daily just for the “medicinal” value.
@@air8961 I'm assuming this means there's not much, if any, caffeine in oolong tea??
@@normalisgone I do feel the caffeine of this tea. Although it's all very mellow. One of my tricks is to drink a small cup of this and then go right to bed before the caffeine kicks in. The caffeine doesn't wake me up and I enjoy the relaxing effect of the Gaba. Works for me.
Love watching these videos on how different types of tea are produced
That glossy block of oolong was a vision! I guess I should be thankful for the automation, as it likely makes the teas I love affordable. But I miss the hand craftsmanship, not just in tea, but in so many of the finer things in life. Same can be said for half-handmade teapots, no? I can’t afford fully handmade, so thank goodness for the affordable versions that I enjoy every day. So we must, as Billy Bragg said, take the crunchy with the smooth.
Thanks, Don, for sharing with us the people and processes involved in our vice of choice. Truly a wonder of nature and humankind’s manipulation of it. 👏🌱🥃🌱👏
can you guys try processing a taiwanese white as a gaba? I feel like that would taste mad good
Perfect timing!! Trying to wind down for bed after working a long night shift, I usually watch a couple of videos. This was the first one on my recommended list. And, I just opened my first order from Mei Leaf about 30 minutes ago!
Sipping Matcha and then I'll call it a night! =) Happy? Yesss!
Fantastic video Don! These educational tea docu's are simply brilliant. I am amazed to both see how advanced and mechanised tea production has become these days and it makes me wonder; are these highly processed teas like the GABA oolongs a much newer invention? Or were they at some point in the past fully hand processed, which I imagine must have been quite labour intensive?
Also hats off to Mei Leaf for choosing only hand picked pickings for their teas!
Love these tour videos Don. Keep it up!
Just received the Amber Gaba today. Wonderful, beautiful tea.
thanks for the video, allows me to justify the cost, i could never go back to "normal" tea, and this video reminded me to order more Amber Gaba, shame there is not a local tea shop here that does your tea, and allow me to swap ones i dont use much.
Now I know why he rinses his tea.
1. sun withering for reducing 25% moisture
2. indore withering for 2 hours for chemical compounding
3. Through the Gaba for Eight hours n then low tossing for 4 hours ( continue 3 times repeatedly)
4. Now time to roasting on 300-400 ℃ for 6-8 Minutes
5. Instantly go through the Rolling with machine or hand whatever it is
6. Waiting for cooling with very short fermentation
7. N now time for very short time roasting with 150 ℃ temperature
8. Time for compressing with high pressure then loose it, continue this processes 20 times for good shape
8. Make a ball n press it more for more curling your tea leaf
9. It's time to dry your tea. Dry your tea for couple hour or couple day as per your customers choice with 80-100 ℃ temperature (i love long roasting tea)
10. Let's try to taste it
# really i just waiting to make this Gaba on my tea tasting room, i just waiting .... Ooooooooooofffffffffffffssssssss
You said they “remove the air from the tank so it becomes a vacuum.” I thought nitrogen was involved in the process. Don't they actually replace the oxygen with nitrogen?
Vacuum may be a bit cheaper than flushing out & filling the tanks w/ N. Especially since it is done 3 times. The main principle is to get the leaves in an anaerobic environment.
@@TerryPROorchids That makes sense. Either process could have the same result.
Sipping my first gaba oolong, love it, got that classic flavour but turned down just a notch, tastes classy, lovely cereal notes over fruit. nom
Drinking this tea while watching this video.. amazing stuff.
Amazing video! I enjoyed every single minute of it! I was always wondering how GABA tea is made!
My eyes on screen for 13 minutes with love
I read that GABA tea is often made with nitrogen gas in those tanks along with having the oxygen removed
So interesting!! Next Week I will travel to Oberá, Misiones, Argentina to harvest and process tea, with organic oriental style of procesing. Can´t WAIT!!
I wanna try to make this tea in my tea Lab
An really amazing work you´re doing.
Amber for the win!
So is roasting different than the firing? You don't "roast" to sabotage the enzyme which causes oxidation, right?
Nobody:
Absolutely no one:
Don: Let me stick my nose into this one :)
Hi! Does the Amethyst Gaba oolong have a smoky caramel flavor that is more rich like coffee? My favorite roasted oolong has a rich smoky caramel burnt sugar flavor but without the heavy charcoal taste. What would you recommend that is most like what I described
can i request the specific batch that dom stuck his face into?
great video
How do they get 3 different ones. Amber, Ruby and Amethyst.
How much of Don do I get in each batch? Lol. Wish I could smell it too.
An idea for a product: tea which celebrities have stuck their face into. Eventually it will become a tea cake product, with the features of the celebrities face visible in it.
Its crazy to me how the process is so much more than picking it off the leaf and putting it in a gaiwan
everytime i space out during the video i see don sniffing the leaves
No nitrogen?
Just when I was looking for something to watch, a new Mei Leaf video comes out😍😍😍 thank youu
About gaba oolong, a tea I can't like 😣😣I like almost every tea but there is something with this one that makes it impossible for me to drink 🤔 makes me want to vomit idk why...
Did you try them all? For many people, Amber GABA is one of the most universally loved teas so maybe you tried Amethyst which is a wild and crazy flavour?
I didn't really try a lot since I wanted to puke 😢 maybe it was amethyst as you said or I didn't brew it really well 🤔 I should try amber gaba then ... if so many people like it I think there is a reason haha.
@@Lau_rao You are not alone! It's not that bad for me but I tried Ruby and Amber. Not a fan :).
When I tried all the 3 GABAs first, I didn't really like the Amber, I found the taste quite weird, but then I tried it again a couple of years later and now I find it pretty good. Amethyst GABA is also quite good for me. But the best is definitely Ruby GABA, one of my favourite teas in general, I also recommend it to coffee drinkers as a "gateway tea", as I think that's the tea that is closest to coffee in flavour. Definitely worth trying all the 3 GABAs to compare them.
@@mario7027 The only one that I did not try is the Amethyst. My Amber is also aged a couple of years but not intentional. It aged because I barely drink the stuff once every 3-4 months but you know what? You're right with the aging argument. It is much more smooth all around now but still, it's not mind blowing to me, not even top 10. As for Ruby Gaba, yes...Ruby Gaba I like. I am a big fan of Ruby 13 Cultivar but I prefer the black one!
So, how many random guys faces, mouths and noses have been pressed up into the tea I'm buying...just wondering.
lol not gonna lie was thinking that too.
He forgot to mention that the chemistry of added nostril mucus and saliva help with the complexity in the brewing fase. True story! 😂❤
oi get your face out of my tea lol! i just ordered some of that stuff :D
This video shows you exactly how cheap electricity must be in Taiwan. One hundred steps with machines to make tea.
Glad to see that you recognize Taiwan as a country, and don't kowtow to Chinazis.
lmao every single one of the G20 countries don't officially recognize Taiwan as a country. All of them have switched side decades ago. All sorts of talk are just for show and has been for decades now. Most of the G7 were the first few to switch to recognize China instead of Taiwan. It's all just talk on the internetz with upvotes and likes and all that jazz with no spine in it.
All G20 countries (except China obviously) treat Taiwan de facto as a country.
China actually trades with it more than any nation and engages with it more than the other 19. Don't see your point. Still, none of the G20 officially recognizes Taiwan because they have no spine in their words. It's all just fluff.
Chinazis? Holy hell I'm cringing.
Hope he wash is hands before he touch the tea 🤮