Aged Old Tree Wuyi Gongfu Black
Aged Old Tree Wuyi Gongfu Black
Stunning, wild black tea
aged since 2018
Picked from a wild, mossy old tree grove and carefully aged, this tea shows off all the cooling foresty rocky complexity of Wuyishan with notes of chocolate, camphor, elderberry, clover and deep incense.
Spring 2018 ♦ Wuyishan, Fujian
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 PICKINGMay 2018
- Wuyishan Ecological PreserveWuyishan, Fujian
- ELEVATION600 METERS
- Xingcun XiaozhongTea Varietal
Under careful airtight conditions, Wuyi teas that are particularly rich and packed with minerality can age into deeper, more complex teas. Li Xiangxi’s personal favorite is to use her family's old tree Wuyi Gongfu Black, picked from trees approaching one hundred years of age. The Old Tree Wuyi Black gains more foresty notes and deep cooling qualities on the palette that make it thrilling to sip.
This is not a yearly release- this is a special must-try one-off from Li Xiangxi.
Li Xiangxi has been aging this Old Tree Wuyi Black tea since 2018, and she kindly shared more than half of what is left of her personal reserve.
Tasting Profile
- savory - chocolate, toasted pistachio
- spice - camphor, nutmeg, cedar
- fruit - elderberry
- floral - lotus, clover
- texture - volcanic rock, smoldering incense
the Li Family also recommends:
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6
oz.use 208° watersteep 15 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.5 ozuse 208° watersteep 5 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
4 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy