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2024 Ben Shan

2024 Ben Shan

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Old School Oolong
from ancient bushes
Planted nearly one-hundred years ago, Master Zhang's Ben Shan oolong is deep and complex, with notes of rice pudding, saffron, cardamom, grape and a creamy minerality
Master Zhang’s life work researching ancient finishing style brings incredible depth to this special grade Anxi Rou Gui. Fresh Spring harvest coming soon + available to pre-order!
Autumn 2024 ♦ Green Finish
Old School Oolong
from ancient bushes
Planted nearly one-hundred years ago, Master Zhang's Ben Shan oolong is deep and complex, with notes of rice pudding, saffron, cardamom, grape and a creamy minerality
Master Zhang’s life work researching ancient finishing style brings incredible depth to this special grade Anxi Rou Gui. Fresh Spring harvest coming soon + available to pre-order!
Autumn 2024 ♦ Green Finish
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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 PICKINGAutumn 2024
    • Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
    • ELEVATION1000 m
    • Ben ShanTea Varietal

    Ben Shan is one of Master Zhang's oldest varietals, with tea bushes growing on the sides of his high elevation mountain plot originally planted by his grandparents nearly one hundred years ago. Over the years, Master Zhang has used Ben Shan varietal as the center of his research on ancient finishing methods, as a more traditional old-school choice than modern Tieguanyin. This Ben Shan oolong finished in a modern green style shows the plants' age and provenance with incredible complexity, deep creamy texture and encompassing aromatics. 

  • true
    95
    rice pudding
    true
    70
    violet, saffron
    true
    65
    cardamom
    true
    50
    juicy grape
    false
    true
    creamy, rich, minerality

    Tasting Profile

    • savory - rice pudding
    • floral - violet, saffron
    • spice - cardamom
    • fruit - juicy grape
    • texture - creamy, rich, minerality


Master Zhang also recommends

  • 'The beauty of Master Zhang’s tieguanyin tea fields cannot be understated. We wandered his fields for hours, taking the smells, the sounds, the clean air and the sunshine. The precious micro-climate created by the peaks is an invaluable resource.'

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

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    5 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 208° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
    add 10 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.6 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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