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2023 Spring Mao Xie

2023 Spring Mao Xie

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Master Zhang’s oldest
oolong bushes
Mao Xie is native to Master Zhang’s Daping Village. This unique varietal is rich, and tingling with notes of candied cashew, jasmine and sweet plantain.
Mao Xie is native to Master Zhang’s Daping Village. This unique varietal is naturally sweet and creamy. Fresh Spring harvest coming soon + available to pre-order!
Spring 2023 ♦ Greener Finish
Master Zhang’s oldest
oolong bushes
Mao Xie is native to Master Zhang’s Daping Village. This unique varietal is rich, and tingling with notes of candied cashew, jasmine and sweet plantain.
Mao Xie is native to Master Zhang’s Daping Village. This unique varietal is naturally sweet and creamy. Fresh Spring harvest coming soon + available to pre-order!
Spring 2023 ♦ Greener 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 PICKINGMay 2023
    • Daping VillageFujian Province
    • ELEVATION1000 meters
    • Mao XieTea Varietal

    Mao Xie, or Hairy Crab, is the native cultivar to Daping. The village is extremely proud to be a birthplace of Maoxie varietal, and Master Zhang is excited to share this tea. Grown without pesticides and nourished with natural canola flowers for fertilizer, this tea is uniquely savory and creamy in a way that Tieguanyin cannot be. By growing Mao Xie alongside Tieguanyin, Qilan, Rou Gui and other varietals, Master Zhang can achieve a more biodiverse tea garden yielding healthier plants and better flavor quality. 

  • true
    80
    candied cashew
    true
    60
    sweet plantain
    true
    50
    ginseng
    true
    80
    orchid, jasmine
    true
    55
    tulsi, pine
    true
    tingling, rich

    Tasting Profile

    • savory - candied cashew
    • fruit - sweet plantain
    • spice - ginseng
    • floral - orchid, jasmine
    • vegetal - tulsi, pine
    • texture - tingling, rich

  • 'Tasting this Maoxie reminded us more of Master Zhang’s traditional Tieguanyin partial roast technique, as the savory elements were much richer. Anyone who like traditional Tieguanyin would be fascinated by Daping’s native tea, the Maoxie varietal.'

Master Zhang also recommends

  1. 2005 Aged Wulong Revival
    2005 Aged Wulong Revival
    The “Dragonfly” style was the most traditional oolong finishing technique in Anxi before the rolled ball became popular. Master Zhang has been experimenting with this style for years as part of his work as a teacher and community leader for other farmers in Daping. Every year Master Zhang sets aside any interesting standouts for long term aging, which requires re-roasting every year to keep the moisture level as low as possible. The slow process of change brings out deep complexity and dark sweet undertones over many years. Master Zhang is sharing a portion of his personal reserve from early experiments for his revival project, giving us the chance to taste the first truly aged Revival Style Anxi oolong from Daping.
  2. 2003 Aged Mao Xie
    2003 Aged Mao Xie
    Mao Xie is arguably Daping Village’s most “classic” tea. Mao Xie is native to the area and grew on the mountains above Daping long before Tieguanyin was planted. Master Zhang’s labor-intensive traditional finish hearkens back to the style before the modern green oolong trend became popular and all Anxi teas were finished with at least a light roast and oxidation. Mao Xie translates to “hairy crab,” a reference to the appearance of the leaves. A classic traditional finish on Mao Xie brings out the iconic savory notes in the varietal and makes it taste almost pastry-like. Aging brings out the natural savory undertones of this varietal and deepens the aftertaste.
  3. 2023 Spring Anxi Jin Suo Shi
    2023 Spring Anxi Jin Suo Shi
    Jin Suo Shi or "Golden Key" has been cultivated in Wuyishan on a small scale for almost one hundred years. In the last few decades Jin Suo Shi has been the subject of substantial research for its natural cold and drought resistance. Master Zhang cultivates a small grove of Jin Suo Shi, planted from seedlings picked up during his years of research on Wuyishan's growing and finishing techniques. The terroir of Daping and Master Zhang’s expert finishing bring out fruity notes in this uncommon cultivar, along with a building intense sweetness.
  • 5
    6-8
    208
    30 seconds
    10
    5
    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.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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