2021 Spring Original Wulong Revival

Crafted by Master Zhang

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

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spice
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juniper, sage, pepper
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floral
60
wild eucalyptus honey
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fruit
80
pomegranate
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savory
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buckwheat bread
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sparkling, deep, lingering
Tasting Profile
- spice - juniper, sage, pepper
- floral - wild eucalyptus honey
- fruit - pomegranate
- savory - buckwheat bread
- texture - sparkling, deep, lingering

- DATE OF PICKINGEarly May, 2021
- Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
- ELEVATION1000 m
- Ben ShanTea Varietal
This fresh 2021 spring harvest is in stock and shipping now!
Master Zhang is a true innovator. He doesn’t make tea to follow trends. He experiments and takes risks to make tea better for the generations to come. This Original Wulong Revival uses the older Ben Shan varietal leaf and undergoes three times more careful hand turning and fluffing than modern Anxi oolong. For finishing, it is loosely rolled in the oldest style of oolong making that is half strip style and half ball, with many of the leaves more strip-style than rolled. Master Zhang describes the shape as a dragonfly. This hand processing and shaping yields a different tea- a genre of its own outside of Wuyi style, Guangdong style or Anxi style. The light roast is rewarding and brings out a unique savory sweet complexity we don’t see in other teas from Master Zhangl over the years, this tea has grown to be one of our very favorites!

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'Wild flowers grow freely among natural flora and established tea hedges. The constant flowering works double duty – attracting insects away from the growing tea leaves while infusing the growing plants with their complex aroma.'

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6-8
212
30 seconds
15-30
5
5
212
10 seconds
3
5
12
212
8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 212° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15-30 sec. each infusion
Gongfu
5 g.5 ozuse 212° watersteep 10 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepings
Iced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy