2021 Full Roast Wulong Revival
2021 Full Roast Wulong Revival
Mineral-driven
ancient-style oolong
Ben Shan varietal finished to recreate a long-lost oolong style and bring out notes of rosewood, ginger, marigold, rye, honey and cherry.
Spring 2021 ♦ Dark Roast Finish
Carfted 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 2021
- Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
- ELEVATION1000 m
- Ben ShanTea Varietal
Master Zhang’s classic Oolong Revival is full of deep rich cozy toasty overtones, enveloping the palate with a thick texture. This year, Master Zhang is complimenting all these cozy flavors with a deep, dark roast which caramelizes the sugars in the leaves and produces beautiful dark sweet dessert flavor to the forefront. As always, Master Zhang’s expert roasting preserves the vibrant fruity “core” of the tea without overpowering, a difficult feat to achieve after a full 24 hours straight of withering, turning and fluffing that is highly variable and dependent on each day’s specific weather.
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2021
Tasting Profile
- spice - rosewood, ginger
- floral - marigold, honey
- savory - sweet rye bread
- fruit - cherry jam
- vegetal - bamboo
- texture - mineral driven sense of place
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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