Wild Tree Shui Xian Competition Tea

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Wild Tree Shui Xian Competition Tea

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If you associate the great oolongs of Wu Yi Shan with the sooty charcoal taste of overfired standard-grade teas, our zheng yan Wild Tree Shui Xian will be a revelation. Carefully hand-harvested from large old trees that haven't been cultivated on farms, the big, lightly rolled, dragon-shaped leaves have indeed been charcoal-fired according to tradition, but only to the point of drying the leaves, concentrating their complex, powerful flavors, and slightly caramelizing their juice. The result is a fresh, crisp scent spiced with florals and balanced by undernotes of roasting that enhance but don't overwhelm.

If you love this exciting tea you're not alone: it was a winner in the 2011 Shui Xian Competition!

Preparation:

Wild Tree Shui Xian may be brewed in a gaiwan or an yi xing teapot. Either way, use near-boiling water but let the infusion cool a bit before drinking to highlight the medley of interesting flavors: nutty, toasty, floral, and most exciting, the elusive, delicate, slightly vegetal qing tai wei that only emerges in properly oxidized leaves from old trees (it's lost when the tea is overfired).

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