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2023 Sparrow's Tongue Wuyi Oolong

2023 Sparrow's Tongue Wuyi Oolong

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Rare, hand-fired varietal oolong
Deep, mineral-driven reserve-level Sparrows Tongue varietal oolong with intense cooling aftertaste. Notes of melon, cinnamon, vanilla and toasted hazelnut.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wuyishan, Fujian
Rare, hand-fired varietal oolong
Deep, mineral-driven reserve-level Sparrows Tongue varietal oolong with intense cooling aftertaste. Notes of melon, cinnamon, vanilla and toasted hazelnut.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wuyishan, Fujian
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Crafted By the Li Family

Hand-picked and traditionally hand-finished within the true Wuyishan Ecological Preserve on forested biodiverse, rocky, mountainous land for distinct Wuyi minerality.
 
The Li Family is an award-winning, highly respected force for sustainability, hand-firing craft, rare varietal preservation, and tea education in Wuyishan.
    • DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2023
    • Wuyishan Ecological PreserveWuyishan, Fujian
    • ELEVATION600 METERS
    • Que SheTea Varietal

    Sparrow's Tongue, also known as "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. 

  • true
    70
    sarsaparilla, cinnamon
    true
    75
    toasted hazelnut, pumpkin
    true
    60
    melon
    true
    60
    vanilla
    false
    true
    cooling, smooth

    Tasting Profile

    • spice - sarsaparilla, cinnamon
    • savory - toasted hazelnut, pumpkin
    • fruit - melon
    • floral - vanilla
    • texture - cooling, smooth

  • '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.'

the Li Family also recommends:

  • 4
    6
    208
    40 seconds
    30
    5
    6
    208
    15-20 seconds
    15
    5
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    4 g.6
    oz.
    use 208° watersteep 40 secondsresteep many times
    add 30 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 15-20 seconds
    add 15 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

    5 g.12
    oz.
    use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
    8 hours
    add ice & enjoy

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