2018 Shou Mei + Mandarin Peel Dragon Pearls

Sourced By the the Wu Family

The Wu Family’s wild arbor tea groves yield nuanced white teas thanks to established root stock, biodiversity, organic techniques, and patient and precise craftsmanship.

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fruit

100

mandarin orange
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spice

70

cedar, cinnamon
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savory

60

brown sugar, cream
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floral

55

marigold honey
Tasting Profile
- fruit - mandarin orange
- spice - cedar, cinnamon
- savory - brown sugar, cream
- floral - marigold honey

- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2018
- Wuyangcun Xiapu
- ELEVATION600 METERS
- Da BaiTea Varietal
This new project from the Wu Family incorporates local mandarin orange citrus peel, grown wild on the hillsides around the village of Wuyangcun, with the family’s sweet, flavorful and spice-forward Shou Mei white tea before pressing both together into convenient 5g Dragon Pearls. The 2018 Shou Mei leaf material already displays depth and sweetness from aging made even more apparent blended with the mandarin peel.

'White tea is one of the easiest ways to discover the effect of buds in the taste of tea. Most teas on the market are made with leaves, which have amore robust intensity to them. Some teas are made entirely or partially from buds which have a very different flavor and texture to be aware of'

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6-8

176

40 seconds

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5

6

176

10 seconds

3
5

12

room temp

8 hours

Steeping Instructions

Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 176° watersteep 40 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusion

Gongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 176° watersteep 10 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepings

Iced/Cold
5 g.12
oz. use room temp.° water refrigerate overnight
8 hours hours add ice & enjoy