2021 Gold Medal Rou Gui

Crafted by the Li Family

The Li Family hand picks high-elevation spring-fed tea from their misty plot in the Wuyi Ecological Preserve. Their biodiverse plantings, and careful hand-finishing win them awards year after year.

true
savory
95
butter caramel sauce, toasted barley
true
spice
100
ginseng, nutmeg, aloeswood
true
floral
65
vanilla, osmanthus
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fruit
65
neroli, plum
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floral
60
rose petal, jasmine
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powerful, lingering, rocky
Tasting Profile
- savory - butter caramel sauce, toasted barley
- spice - ginseng, nutmeg, aloeswood
- floral - vanilla, osmanthus
- fruit - neroli, plum
- texture - powerful, lingering, rocky

- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2021
- Wuyishan Ecological PreserveWuyishan, Fujian
- ELEVATION600 METERS
- Rou GuiTea Varietal
Dark spice, caramel and yun sensation - the new 2021 harvest is here!
Rou Gui is quickly becoming one of the most popular Wuyi Oolongs across China for its intense concentrated aroma, and the textural cooling tingling sensation called yun that it shows off at the highest levels. Li Xiangxi and her family’s Rou Gui has been winning gold and silver medals at competition for years due to their incredible skill at coaxing the best aroma from each leaf through slow subtle roasting. This year, they set aside enough of their award-winning harvest for us to share.

'Lingering aromatics, sweet sensation on the sides of the mouth, mouth watering, and a vaporous persistent quality - this is what we call Yan Yun'

4
6
208
40 seconds
30
5
6
208
15-20 seconds
15
5
12
room temp
8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6
oz.use 208° watersteep 40 secondsresteep many times
add 30 sec. each infusion
Gongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 15-20 seconds
add 15 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepings
Iced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy

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2021 Gold Medal Rou Gui

2021 Gold Medal Rou Gui

Crafted by the Li Family

Tasting Profile

Steeping Instructions

Western

Gongfu

Iced/Cold

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