2021 Shou Mei
2021 Shou Mei
Flavorful wild-arbor
late-spring white tea
Shou Mei is the most flavor-forward white tea from the Wu Family, picked at the end of spring and air-dried to lock in super fresh sugar snap pea flavor and notes of nutmeg, sweet corn and marigold.
May 2021 ♦ Wuyangcun, Yunnan
Crafted by the Wu Family
The Wu Family is committed to biodiversity and stewardship on their pristine high elevation plot, picking rare old-growth wild-arbor tea bushes.
Mr. Wu practices zero-intervention finishing in the workshop, allowing their precious white tea to air dry without heat exposure for a crisp, sweet, and deeply-nuanced brew.
- DATE OF PICKINGMay 2021
- WuyangcunXiapu, Fujian
- ELEVATION600 METERS
- Da BaiTea Varietal
The Wu Family's Shou Mei is picked from mature wild-arbor Da Bai varietal tea bushes on their high-elevation biodiverse plot. Their generously downy Shou Mei is a combination of young leaves and buds. This year's 2021 harvest includes small fuzzy buds alongside the mature late spring leaves, brewing up refreshing and balanced - great both for afternoon sipping or cold brewed iced tea.
- DATE OF PICKINGMay 2021
Tasting Profile
- spice - nutmeg, rosewood
- savory - sweet corn
- vegetal - snap pea
- fruit - currant
- floral - marigold
- texture - cooling, tingling, refreshing
the Wu Family recommends
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 176° watersteep 40 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 176° watersteep 10 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy