Name: Gaba Oolong
Brand: Tealyra
SKU: 365-25-P
Price: 99.44 NOK
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.3 (12 reviews)

Description

Gaba Oolong – Calming, Fruity Taiwanese High-Mountain Oolong

High Mountain GABA Oolong is a beautifully smooth and fruity Taiwanese oolong crafted for both drinking pleasure and a naturally calming tea experience. It's grown in ShiBi, Yunlin County, Taiwan, at around 1, 200–1, 300 meters, and made from the prized Chin Xin cultivar, hand-picked from high-mountain tea gardens.

GABA tea was originally developed through Japanese tea research as a special processing method to increase the natural content of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a compound associated with relaxation. During production, the leaves are oxidized in a carefully controlled, oxygen-free vacuum chamber, which encourages GABA development while softening the tannins. The medium-brown rolled leaves are then finished with a light baking, adding gentle warmth and balance.

Tasting Notes

Liquor: deep orange
Aroma: exuberantly fruity and fresh
Flavor: ripe berries, strawberry jam and golden raisins
Texture: smooth, mellow and clean
Finish: a pleasant tart fruitiness, never bitter

Why You'll Love It

Generous, refreshing and easy to enjoy, High Mountain GABA Oolong is a wonderful choice for anyone looking for a soothing daily tea with a lively, fruit-forward profile. Its naturally calming character makes it perfect for unwinding after a busy day.

From ShiBi, Yunlin County, Taiwan
Hand-picked Chin Xin cultivar
Special GABA processing
Fruity, mellow and never bitter

How to Enjoy

GABA Oolong is delicious hot and also makes an excellent iced tea, where its bright fruity notes become especially refreshing. Enjoy it gongfu-style for multiple infusions, or brew a pot to share in the afternoon or evening.

Smooth, fruity and gently calming, GABA Oolong is a soothing treasure from Taiwan's high mountains.

Write your own Review

Daniel

July 2026

What a great taste ! I stepped my leaves 4 times. The last one to 5-6 minutes 90-95C. Two cups am and two cups pm.

Christopher Stone

December 2025

Very delicious, strong but not overwhelming GABA flavor. I was purchasing my organic GABA Ooolong from another company, was very pleased with it, but they stopped shipping to US. I started trying other sources, and this GABA oolong from Tealyra is the best of all that I tried. What I find with with the good GABA oolongs is that they have an additional deeper flavor, maybe it's from the additional processing that creates the GABA that also creates the more intense flavor. This version also has much more flavor than Tealyra's other GABA oolong, the GABA Oolong #5. I would recommend this version to anyone, beginner and experienced, because you really can taste the difference GABA makes.

Jeff H.

November 2025

Definitely will purchase this again. Very unique tasting tea. I’m not good at articulating taste but definitely honey/biscuit taste with floral vibe to it. It definitely got me a bit “tea drunk” after drinking an 8oz cup. Try this if your into oolongs!!

Stunman

March 2025

OMG wow, love this tea. Totally unique flavor profile unlike any other oolong tea I've tried. As noted by the other reviews, if you are intrigued (and love) banana notes you will love this tea. If not, maybe try something else. Totally clean, crisp, refreshing, flowery (banana) taste. LOVE IT.

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Boshie

September 2023

Lovely tea, very special. Slightly milder than the #5 one, but the leaves are whole and unfurl wholly. And it's organic, so hence more expensive. Temperature best about 85 degC, about 6g per 200 ml water, more for a stronger taste.

Troy Dawson

May 2021

Absolutely exquisite! Great GABA, a bit pricey but worth ever penny and then some. Juts like the description, but I’d even say even more complex and delicious. Ripe fruits, chestnut honey sweetness, roasted sweet potato, cinammon, white pepper, mountain top after rain. Medium texture, super refreshing, quenching and salivating. Holds up for at least 9 steeps when brewed gongfu(6g per 100ml at 195F). Sublime, relaxing and creative Cha Qi. Literally EVERYTHING you want out a tea. A must try. A great tea to set the bar for what a tea session should be like. Thank you, Tealyra! ????

Megan

May 2020

GREAT oolong that was I able to resteep again and again - I think I stepped my leaves 4 times and got great flavors each time!

Robert Culbertson

July 2026

Yaba-GABA-doo! Hopefully the producer can maintain the medium GABA Oolong hit of this but tea is a natural process and sometimes doesn't like to come out and play (hello wine/whisky!). Well-done organic and the brewed leaves unfurl in to some beautiful nature-made art, if you're in to judging that kind of thing with your tea (you should, IMO!). Will next try it cold brew style and see what happens; not expecting anything bad, going off results off the traditional method.

Jordan Leblanc

March 2023

I did enjoy this GABA, very heavy dried fruit/raisin/ripe banana notes that lasts for many infusions. Seems a bit less complex than others I've tried but still an enjoyable tea that I could drink daily.

Robert Shippy

December 2022

Nice rich amber brew. I noted medium-oxidized tea notes, hints of sweet spice and ripe banana in the first steep. Subsequent steeps mellowed into a warm, comforting blanket on a cold snowy day. I love to drink this tea before reading a good book. I can get lost in the story and feel the GABA, Theanine, and caffeine working synergistically to make for a lovely wind-down.

Andrew

March 2021

Probably the notable thing with this tea, flavor-wise is a very strong ripe banana note. This is also what I've experienced with other gaba teas. Some people will love this, but others (like myself) might now.

Susan Otter

March 2022

I am an Oolong lover, but this tea is very "green", and I don't care for that flavor. I did not taste any of the ripe fruit either. It left an aftertaste in my mouth I couldn't get rid of for hours, that was like an over boiled green leafy vegetable. I couldn't wait to get back to my wonderful milk Oolong.