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2024 Anxi Qilan

2024 Anxi Qilan

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Aromatic Anxi Oolong Tea
Luscious and floral with notes of fennel, pear, orchid and cornmeal, and a lingering sweetness.
Luscious and floral with notes of spice, fruit, and orchid with a lingering mineral aftertaste + texture. Available to reserve on pre-order.
Autumn 2024 ♦ Green Finish
PRE-ORDERETA: end of November
Aromatic Anxi Oolong Tea
Luscious and floral with notes of fennel, pear, orchid and cornmeal, and a lingering sweetness.
Luscious and floral with notes of spice, fruit, and orchid with a lingering mineral aftertaste + texture. Available to reserve on pre-order.
Autumn 2024 ♦ Green Finish
PRE-ORDERETA: end of November
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AUTUMN 2024 PRE-ORDER

This 2024 autumn pre-order tea has been picked and finished by Master Zhang in Daping, Anxi and is coming soon!

We expect to ship this tea to customers at the end of November. Orders containing this pre-order tea will ship once all teas in the order have arrived in the US. 

This 2024 autumn pre-order tea has is arriving now + shipping ASAP!

Crafted By Master Zhang

Environmentalist and award-winning craftsman, Master Zhang is committed to pioneering low-impact tea farming that replenished 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 PICKINGOctober 2024
    • Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
    • ELEVATION1000 meters
    • QilanTea Varietal

    Qilan is a luscious, floral varietal most famous for its cultivation in Wuyishan as a roasted oolong. This expression of Qilan from Anxi brings out all the sweet florals that make Qilan varietal unique, strengthening them with traditional processing and the floral mineral-heavy terroir of Master Zhang's land above Daping. Honey florals are accentuated with a spice and juiciness for a beautiful satisfying counterpoint to Wuyi Qilan.

  • true
    65
    squash blossom, cornmeal
    true
    70
    orchid honey
    true
    85
    bosc pear
    true
    70
    fennel, star anise
    true
    building lingering sweetness

    Tasting Profile

    • savory - squash blossom, cornmeal
    • floral - orchid honey
    • fruit - bosc pear
    • spice - fennel, star anise
    • texture - building lingering sweetness

  • 'In his own words, Master Zhang describes the differences between different Anxi oolong tea varietals growing in his fields above Daping, Anxi. From Mao Xie and Tieguanyin to Mei Zhan, Qilan and Ben Shan, a wide variety of cultivars grow side-by-side'


Master Zhang also recommends

  • 5
    6-8
    208
    30 seconds
    10
    5
    4-5
    208
    10 seconds
    2
    5
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    5 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 208° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
    add 10 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.4-5 ozuse 208° watersteep 10 seconds
    add 2 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

    5 g.12
    oz.
    use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
    8 hours
    add ice & enjoy

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