2023 Spring Anxi Jin Suo Shi
2023 Spring Anxi Jin Suo Shi
Rare varietal
Wuyi transplant
Master Zhang cultivates a tiny grove of Jin Suo Shi, brought from Wuyishan, and finishes it to bring out ginger, gardenia, green apple, pastry, and tulsi notes with a juicy aftertaste.
Spring 2023 ♦ Greener Finish
Crafted by Master Zhang
Environmentalist and award-winning craftsman, Master Zhang is committed to pioneering low-impact tea farming that replenishes natural forests on his high elevation Anxi mountain plot.
Master Zhang devotes his energy to introducing rare varietals of tea to increase biodiversity and researching ancient finishing techniques to make rich, aromatic oolong unlike anything else in the world.
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2023
- Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
- ELEVATION1000 m
- Jin Suo ShiTea Varietal
Jin Suo Shi or "Golden Key" has been cultivated in Wuyishan on a small scale for almost one hundred years. In the last few decades Jin Suo Shi has been the subject of substantial research for its natural cold and drought resistance. Master Zhang cultivates a small grove of Jin Suo Shi, planted from seedlings picked up during his years of research on Wuyishan's growing and finishing techniques. The terroir of Daping and Master Zhang’s expert finishing bring out fruity notes in this uncommon cultivar, along with a building intense sweetness.
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2023
Tasting Profile
- fruit - green apple
- floral - gardenia
- spice - camphor, eucalyptus
- savory - camphor, eucalyptus
- vegetal - tulsi, eucalyptus
- texture - juicy, creamy
Zhang Rongde also recommends:
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 212° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15-30 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.5 ozuse 212° watersteep 10 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy
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