2016 Reserve Shou Mei White Tea Cake
2016 Reserve Shou Mei White Tea Cake
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(350g / 12.35oz)
Rich, complex white tea
pressed for long term aging
This unusually buddy Shou Mei was picked from wild-arbor tea bushes and aged over five years before pressing into cakes. The tea has complex notes of jujube dates, cinnamon, lotus, rose, and sticky rice with a cooling aftersensation.
Spring 2016 ♦ Wuyangcun, Yunnan
Crafted By the Wu Family
The Wu Family is committed to biodiversity and stewardship on their pristine high elevation plot, picking rare old-growth wild-arbor tea bushes.
Mr. Wu practices zero-intervention finishing in the workshop, allowing their precious white tea to air dry without heat exposure for a crisp, sweet, and deeply-nuanced brew.
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2016
- WuyangcunXiapu, Fujian
- ELEVATION600 METERS
- Da BaiTea Varietal
This reserve-level white the cake from the Wu Family highlights their wild-arbor Shou Mei, carefully air-dried to lock in fresh floral aromatics after picking and then allowed to age in a precisely controlled environment for nearly seven years before gentle steam-heating and stone-pressing. The results show off the cooling, deep, medicinal side of white tea, and evoke jujube date-filled lotus-wrapped sticky rice with a sweet sparkling aftertaste.
Tasting Profile
- fruit - red date
- spice - cinnamon, lotus leaf
- floral - rose
- savory - toasted walnut, sticky rice
- texture - sparkling, tingling, cooling
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Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 190° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
7 g.6 ozuse 190° watersteep 5 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
4 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy