Lao Xian Ong (“Ong” is local dialect for “Weng”) 老仙翁 (meaning is Old and Venerable Immortal or Old Sage) is a varietal of Dan Cong with more than a 1000 years of history.  The oldest living tree is in Li Zai Ping, this “Mother Tree” is 400 years old and still producing.  

Our offering was grown at 800 meters (this is considered “Middle Mountain”)  and comes from bushes and trees between 30 and 40 years old growing in Tian Zhu Keng Village area.

Lao Xian Ong is a medium-small leaf size, with dark-olive pigmentation. During rolled tight during processing and.  The tea is sweet, bitter, with a strong pungent taste and strong huigan.  The aroma is more subdued when compared with Song Zhong or Xing Ren Aroma Dan Cong’s.  It makes up for that with it’s strong cha qi, huigan and buttery body.

May 2018 Harvest

Lao Xian Ong/Weng Varietal  老仙翁

Altitude: 800 meters

Area: Tian Zhu Keng Village, Wu Dong Shan, Guangdong

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The aroma when brewed at first reminds us of cured cannabis flowers and orchids. The taste is thick and pungent, with sweetness and little or no astringency. The tea has a nice body and seems to expand in the mouth. The after-taste is noticeable and long with a soothing lubricating effect on the mouth and throat.

Roast level:  Light to Medium

Harvest time:  Late April – Early May 

Area:  Feng Xi Mao Er Village in Wu Dong Shan (Guangdong)

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It is called a white tea because the unpicked leaves are more white than green due to the low amount of chlorophyll. This varietal is relatively new and “discovered” in 1982 in Anji County of Zhejiang Prefecture. The original mother tea plants were cloned and cultivated in Anji county only. Our offering was harvested from these cloned original varietal cultivars and was grown within Anji County.

This is a very sweet and thick tea if brewed correctly. We recommend using 75-80c temperature high quality spring water and short steeping times to get the most from this lovely tea! We chose this particular grade because we felt it was tasty, took a good number of steeps and had a good price to quality ratio! We hope you’ll agree!

Harvested Late-March into Early April

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Our “Fruit Aroma” Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong tastes very much like it’s described. Fruity, sweet, with light floral and light chocolate notes. Highly viscous and lubricating body with an ultra-smooth after-finish!

April Harvest

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King Orange is a small green orange which originates from Vietnam but is now grown in Southern Yunnan.  It is known in Vietnam as .  It is tasty to eat by itself and although rather small and green it’s sweet and pungent.

Each little “King Orange” is roughly 12 grams (+/- 2 gram) and comes individually wrapped in hypo-allergenic paper.

Ingredients:  Orange Peel, Black Tea

Please note:  Over time the oils from the peel may form a white frost on the peel.  This is not mold.   We won’t take returns or offer refunds for that.  It’s a feature not a flaw!

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Ye Sheng “野生“ varietal aka “Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze var. assamica (J. Masters) Kitam.” is a primeval varietal that pre-dates Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica and is a naturally occurring non-hybridized varietal. Its potency in cha qi arises from its unadulterated nature. It is naturally bug repellent and grows wild in the forests of Yunnan at an altitude of 1600-2200 meters.

A very lightly wilted and processed tea, the green in the leaves is still present and the tea soup is a golden yellow color, much different from the Dehong Wild tree black tea that we also offer. There is a hint of fruit, chocolate and barrel aged rum in the taste and aroma. An exquisite experience!

An incredibly rare tea, only 70 kilograms in total production!

Mid-March Harvested

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