High-mountain tea

precipitation in the high mountain ranges of Nantou and Chiayi Counties make the region a suitable environment for growing tea plants.^[1] High Mountain Oolong is a tea that holds all of its original nutrients that are within the unfermented green tea. It does not hold the usual grass-like taste, hints of chestnut flavor paired with nutty aromas are often described.^[3] The fermentation process that removes the harsh ingredients allows the tea to taste flavorful.^[4]

aromas such as jasmine, rose and geranium.^{[citation needed]} The tea is folded to bruise the leaf for oxidation and is then transferred to another tray to ferment and wither for eight hours. It is then packaged as "handkerchief tea", where farmers emphasize on the quality of the tea rather than the quantity.^{[citation needed}