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2024 Zheng Yan Chun Gui

2024 Zheng Yan Chun Gui

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Rare new varietal
Developed for peak aromatics
Introduced in 2015and only cultivated by a handful of families, this tea is all about huge aromatics. Notes of candied ginger, sandalwood, orchid honey, calamansi and molasses with a vaporous aftertaste.
Spring 2024 ♦ Wuyishan, Fujian
Rare new varietal
Developed for peak aromatics
Introduced in 2015and only cultivated by a handful of families, this tea is all about huge aromatics. Notes of candied ginger, sandalwood, orchid honey, calamansi and molasses with a vaporous aftertaste.
Spring 2024 ♦ 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 2024
    • Wuyishan Ecological PreserveWuyishan, Fujian
    • ELEVATION500m
    • Chun GuiTea Varietal

    One of Wyishan’s rarer teas, cultivated by only a handful of families, Chun Gui was only introduced in 2015 as a new hybrid varietal developed for its intense aromatics. While most families in Wuyishan focus on famous teas like Rou Gui and Big Red Robe, the Li Family works hard to represent a beautiful diversity of  cultivars, seeking out even the rarest teas like this one, all for the sake of encouraging biodiversity and for sharing with the students at the Yangxian Tea Institute as part of tasting courses. Thanks to a long-standing relationship, we are lucky enough to bring in teas like this on a very small scale. This remarkable tea has notes of candied ginger, sandalwood, orchid honey, calamansi and molasses with a vaporous billowing perfumed aftertaste packed with minerality.

  • true
    80
    candied ginger, sandalwood
    true
    90
    violet, orchid, honey
    true
    70
    persimmon, calamansi
    true
    70
    molasses, spice cake
    true
    vaporous, billowing, minerality

    Tasting Profile

    • spice - candied ginger, sandalwood
    • floral - violet, orchid, honey
    • fruit - persimmon, calamansi
    • savory - molasses, spice cake
    • texture - vaporous, billowing, minerality
  • 'The Wuyishan Ecological Preserve was shaped by ancient volcanoes, giving it a mix of extremely rocky and sandy soil. This soil contributes to the flavor of the region’s tea though regulating water drainage and encouraging deeper roots, as well as through its mineral-rich mix of nutrients the tea absorbs as it grows.'


the Li Family recommends

  • 5
    6-8
    205
    20 seconds
    5
    7
    6
    205
    6 seconds
    2
    4
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    5 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 205° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
    add 5 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    7 g.6 ozuse 205° watersteep 6 seconds
    add 2 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

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

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