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2009 Aged Fo Shou Wuyi Oolong

2009 Aged Fo Shou Wuyi Oolong

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Reserve Wuyi Oolong
Fermented like Shu Pu'er
Allowed to age under high moisture conditions, this unique experiment from the Li Family is rich + foresty like shu pu'er, but deeply aromatic with a signature Wuyi oolong roasted quality. Notes of cedar wood and blackberry.
Spring 2009 ♦ Wuyishan, Fujian
Reserve Wuyi Oolong
Fermented like Shu Pu'er
Allowed to age under high moisture conditions, this unique experiment from the Li Family is rich + foresty like shu pu'er, but deeply aromatic with a signature Wuyi oolong roasted quality. Notes of cedar wood and blackberry.
Spring 2009 ♦ Wuyishan, Fujian
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Crafted by the Li Family

Hand-picked and traditionally hand-finished within the true Wuyishan Ecological Preserve on forested biodiverse, rocky, mountainous land for distinct Wuyi minerality.
 
The Li Family is an award-winning, highly respected force for sustainability, hand-firing craft, rare varietal preservation, and tea education in Wuyishan.
    • DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2009
    • Wuyishan Ecological PreserveWuyishan, Fujian
    • ELEVATION600
    • Fo ShouTea Varietal

    In 2009 the LI Family decided to set aside a fraction of their reserve-level Fo Shou Wuyi Oolong, and instead of high-firing it to remove all moisture, they allowed it to ferment with natural moisture, essentially making their own shu pu'er. This tea was still finished with yaoqing technique, making it absolutely an oolong, but with all the depth of shu pu'er. Note, this is not similar to standard aged oolong because of the unique moisture conditions. It has aged deep, dark, and foresty- a totally new hybrid style we are excited to share!

  • true
    100
    wet cedarwood
    true
    100
    golden leaf shu pu'er
    true
    50
    lotus, marigold
    true
    45
    blackberry
    false
    80
    chinotto citrus
    true
    aged, foresty, vaporous

    Tasting Profile

    • spice - wet cedarwood
    • savory - golden leaf shu pu'er
    • floral - lotus, marigold
    • fruit - blackberry
    • texture - aged, foresty, vaporous

  • 'Indeed, the most prized tea in Wuyi are the wild tea bushes that grow right out of a split in the rock. The flavor of tea growing from the rock and tea growing from the soil is vastly different. While all of Li Xiangxi’s teas have a sweet and nuanced mineral flavor that evokes the peaks she tends to, her wild picked old tree tea has a deep and haunting mineral flavor that proclaims the legendary origins of the tea.'

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    After a 24 hour withering and oxidizing process, this tea was hand-fired over another 16 hours, rested, and re-fired five times, then allowed to rest a full month before release. Why does Mr. Li choose to invest so much hand labor into this tea? The weather for this Ban Tian Yao harvest came together so perfectly with the inherent fruity flavors of the varietal that he was confident that he could coax out deep spiced complexity to complement the fruity notes for a true reserve offering. The result is spectacular; not only is this the most nuanced harvest we have tasted, but the fig cake richness is actually tempered by a piney cooling yun sensation, rounding this out as a powerful and commanding tea.
  2. 2022 Bai Rui Xiang
    2022 Bai Rui Xiang
    The Bai Rui is the Winter Daphne, a flower native to China with an intensely sweet fruity aroma. This rich incense-forward varietial shares those heady perfumed overtones with its namesake, along with the rare and sought-after yun xiang, the cooling tingling sensation that build up in the back of the throat. The Li Family finishes their Bai Rui Xiang as a ‘reserve’ quality tea, using a meticulous twelve hour hand-firing to bring out deep complexity. The minerality of the family’s volcanic rocky mountainside plot comes through as a textural foundation for the spices to build on, resulting in a balanced, beautifully structured Wuyi Oolong.
  3. 2022 Rock Milk Wuyi Oolong
    2022 Rock Milk Wuyi Oolong

    Rock Milk or Shi Ru is an uncommon varietal that the Li Family cultivates on their mist-shaded, mountain spring-fed biodiverse plot within the Wuyi Ecological Preserve. The naturally rocky elements of this tea come through even stronger as they take in the deep minerality of the volcanic rocky soil. As a rare offering, Mr. Li takes the time to bring out the rich mouthwatering lingering yun sensation of this tea through the hand firing at low heat for hours needed to bring out the very best. This varietal is an excellent chance to taste the terroir of the region.
  • 6
    6
    208
    18 seconds
    10
    7
    5
    208
    5 seconds
    3
    4
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    6 g.6
    oz.    use 208° watersteep 18 secondsresteep many times
    add 10 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    7 g.5 ozuse 208° watersteep 5 seconds
    add 3 sec. per steeping    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

    4 g.12
    oz.    use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
    8 hours    add ice & enjoy

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