While Fuding locals know all about aging white tea and the way it develops into a rich commanding and medicinal brew over the years, it has only relatively recently caught on in China at large. This makes it hard to find teas aged over a year or so with origins of a quality like the Xikou Cooperative’s biodiverse sustainably harvest white tea. It is a treat to offer this five year old Shou Mei, a beautiful example of the complexity that aging brings to fine tea. Deep notes of rosewood and ginger dominate, with a rich almost crunchy elderflower floral and lingering sweetness. The Xikou Cooperative has pressed this tea into individual 5g single serving mini wafers.