2021 Dark Roast Anxi Ruan Zhi

Crafted By Master Zhang

Master Zhang’s family has tended a variety of tea cultivars in Daping for generations. His tea is fed by sweet mountain springs and grows on the cloud-enveloped peaks of Anxi.

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fruit
95
candied orange peel, elderberry
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spice
95
clove, cinnamon
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savory
50
sweet rye bread
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floral
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lilikoi blossoms
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mineral-laden, warming lingering spice
Tasting Profile
- fruit - candied orange peel, elderberry
- spice - clove, cinnamon
- savory - sweet rye bread
- floral - lilikoi blossoms
- texture - mineral-laden, warming lingering spice

- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2021
- Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
- ELEVATION1000 meters
- Ruan ZhiTea Varietal
Master Zhang brings a new perspective to this beloved varietal with his meticulous and delicate multi-day dark roast process. Ruan Zhi or “Soft Stem” is sometimes better known as "Qing Xin" varietal, used in Taiwan to produce Dong Ding and Baozhong and in Thailand for Doi Mai Salong. While Taiwanese Ruan Zhi tends towards creamy or nutty, Master Zhang’s Daping Village Ruan Zhi is taut and almost crystalline with deep cooling yun sensation, smoldering spice in the aftertaste and beautiful Anxi florals. The dark roast keeps every element in perfect balance.

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5
6-8
208
30 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 30 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusion
Gongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 10 seconds
add 2 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepings
Iced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy