2014 Aged Shou Mei Wafers
2014 Aged Shou Mei Wafers
Sourced By the the Xikou Cooperative
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truespice75rosewood, cedar, fennel, gingertruefruit55monksfruittruefloral65elderflower, honeycomb
Tasting Profile
- spice - rosewood, cedar, fennel, ginger
- fruit - monksfruit
- floral - elderflower, honeycomb
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- DATE OF
PICKINGSpring 2014
- Xikou Jiang Yancun
- ELEVATION400 METERS
- Da BaiTea
Varietal
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.
- DATE OF
PICKINGSpring 2014
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56-820540 seconds105620510 seconds3512room temp8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 205° watersteep 40 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 205° watersteep 10 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz. use room temp.° water refrigerate overnight
8 hours hours add ice & enjoy