| Weight | 50 g |
|---|---|
| Cultivar | Shui Xian |
| Name | Lao Cong 老枞 literally means "old bush" and is a prefix used to indicate older tea trees. It is said to achieve a strong cong wei (laocong flavor) a tea should be over 80 years of age. Shui Xian 水仙 literally means narcissus and is the name of this cultivar. Huan Gu Yan 换骨岩 literally means to changing bones cliff and its a location in the Zhengyan area |
6.00€
Tea – Shuixian, Yancha Wulong
Harvest – Spring 2025
Origin – Bai Yun Si, Wuyishan, Zhengyan
This tea is made from the so called huangpian leaves from the same material of our Zhengyan White Cloud Temple Laocong Shuixian from Bai Yun Si.
Huangpian are the larger leaves that are usually discarded from the finished tea and usually not for sale. Their flavor is less intense and their appearence is not pretty but we are glad we were able to source them as they can be very nice to drink. Because these are from such good material, the flavours while lighter are still very nice and they have a significantly cheaper price than the finished tea.
Compared to the normal tea, these huangpian also have a stronger roast, very prominent in the earlier steeps but the character of the shuixian is still present and its lovely aromatics develop in the cup as the brick slowly opens up as it steeps. The strong roast should settle over the years as the tea ages.
The leaves are pressed into a convenient brick shape, easy to store for aging and let the flavour develop but also perfect to carry around if you enjoy it as it is.
Price for a bag of 8 pieces
Each brick piece weights around 10 g.
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