2023 Spring Anxi Rou Gui
2023 Spring Anxi Rou Gui
Naturally sweet + spiced
Rou Gui culitvar
Rou Gui varietal famous for Wuyi oolong carefully grown + finished bring out notes of cinnamon, peony melon, eucalyptus and semolina.
Spring 2023 ♦ Greener Finish
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 PICKINGSpring 2023
- Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
- ELEVATION1000 meters
- Rou GuiTea Varietal
Rou Gui is better known as a roasted oolong from Wuyi, famous in Wuyi for its intense and aromatic cinnamon flavor. Master Zhang's Rou Gui varietal bushes grow among Tieguanyin fields and wildflowers, and benefit from sweet mountain spring water. Master Zhang's careful finish on this unique rolled Anxi Rou Gui brings out not just rich cinnamon spice, but also dessert-like complexity and aftertaste.
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2023
Tasting Profile
- spice - sandalwood, cinnamon
- floral - peony, jasmine
- fruit - melon
- vegetal - eucalyptus
- savory - semolina
- texture - sparkling, lingering sweetness
Master Zhang also recommends
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 208° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.4-5 ozuse 208° watersteep 10 seconds
add 2 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy
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