2021 Sparrow's Tongue Wuyi Oolong
2021 Sparrow's Tongue Wuyi Oolong
Crafted By the Li Family
- truefruit80elderberry, dried mangotruespice65fennel, mint, nutmegtruefloral40candied rose petalstruesavory50toasted chestnutfalsesavory50toasted almondtruethick, limestone, cooling
Tasting Profile
- fruit - elderberry, dried mango
- spice - fennel, mint, nutmeg
- floral - candied rose petals
- savory - toasted chestnut
- texture - thick, limestone, cooling
- DATE OF PICKINGMay 2021
- Wuyishan Ecological PreserveWuyishan, Fujian
- ELEVATION600 METERS
- Que SheTea Varietal
Fruity, rich, and cooling - the new 2021 harvest is here!
Sparrow's Tongue, or Que She is named after the shorter, smaller leaves of this distinctive and uncommon Wuyi tea varietal. Sipping Que She is a strong example of "Yun": each infusion brings out more and more of an almost electrical tingling sensation on the tongue and back of the throat. This sensation is inherent to the highest quality leaf from older established tea stock growing in the right rocky conditions in Wuyishan, but it is brought out by slow low-temperature firing in bamboo baskets for fifteen hours at a time, resting several weeks and repeating four to six times. This year's Sparrow's Tongue Oolong has notes of dried mango, rose, chestnut and nutmeg.
- DATE OF PICKINGMay 2021
'Wuyi is legendary. Any great Chinese art collection will be full of inkbrush paintings of the misty mountain peaks that make up Wuyi. Visiting Wuyi evokes the feeling of finally meeting someone that you have read about for years. The rocks of Wuyi aren’t just famous for the inspiration they gave to great Song dynasty painters. The true legends involve magic, and of course, Wuyi tea.'
- 4620840 seconds305620815-20 seconds15512room temp8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6
oz.use 208° watersteep 40 secondsresteep many times
add 30 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 15-20 seconds
add 15 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy