2019 Reserve Qilan
2019 Reserve Qilan
Sourced By the Li Xiangxi
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truesavory65caramel flantruefloral50lotustruefruit80red licorice, pineapple, kiwitruespice85tingling mineralitytruevegetal55bamboo shoot
Tasting Profile
- savory - caramel flan
- floral - lotus
- fruit - red licorice, pineapple, kiwi
- spice - tingling minerality
- vegetal - bamboo shoot
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- DATE OF
PICKINGMay 2019
- Wuyishan Ecological Preserve Fujian
- ELEVATION600 METERS
- Qi LanTea
Varietal
This reserve-level Qilan is given an even longer more delicate hand-turning yaoqing craft, and several rounds of labor-intensive hand-firing to bring out the most intense and complex aromatics and texture from this striking varietal. The result is a tingling cooling yun-forward oolong. Qilan varieties is almost legendary for its deep luscious orchid notes and its subtle incense spice. The Li Family cultivates established 40+ year Qilan bushes on their rocky volcanic mountainside plot in the Wuyishan Ecological Preserve, letting the tea build complexity through biodiverse plantings, and carefully preserved natural forest cover.
- DATE OF
PICKINGMay 2019
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4620815 seconds10762085 seconds3412room temp8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6
oz.use 208° watersteep 15 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
7 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 5 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
4 g.12
oz. use room temp.° water refrigerate overnight
8 hours hours add ice & enjoy
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