Harvest time: spring 2020
Origin: southwestern Yunnan, Mount Lunan, China
Garden height: 1850 m
Cultivar: Camellia Taliensis
Picking Method: Manual
A rare black tea made from original 200-500 year old trees. Its flavor is intense, long-lasting and filled with complexity that evokes in detail the time that has passed through this rainforest.
This is one of the best red teas. Top quality leaves hand-picked from ancient trees and completely hand-processed to retain as much of the flavor of centuries-old hidden forest trees as possible.
Various preparation steps include numerous skills and multiple days spent in the mountain. Each step in production allows a part of the history of this leaf to be fully expressed.
We recommend very short infusions, starting with a 5-second soak and continuing with the infusion according to your personal tastes. Its generous, firm leaves can give 10 or 12 infusions without problems.
Preparation – kettle
- 4 g tea
- 200 ml of water
- temp. 85°C
- Spillovers 4: 1-2 min, 2.5 min, 3 min, 3.5 min
Preparation – gaiwan
- 4 g tea
- 110 ml of water
- temp. 85°C
- Overflow 12: 15s, 15s, 20s, 25s, 35s, 40s, 45s, 50s, 50s, 55s, 60s, 70s
