Hand-harvested from thousand-year-old trees in Ai Lao Shan, China, this wild black tea is largely untouched by typical tea-making processes, allowing the terroir to shine in the cup. Grown on steep mountain terrain, it delivers complex hints of sweet cream and rose water. This captivating offering is one to cherish. Each box includes a pouch of tea alongside storytelling cards that share more about the teamaker, origin and process behind the teas.
Origin: Ai Lao Shan, China
Elevation: 2500 meters
Teamaker: Li Long Gui
Cultivar: Wild Gu Mu Lan
Harvest: February - March, 2024
Ingredients: Full leaf black tea from the Ai Lao mountain in Yunnan, China
Tasting Notes:Sweet cream, rosewater, peach sorbet
For best flavor, place 7 grams of tea leaves in a 5 ounce gaiwan. Bring spring or freshy drawn filtered water to a boil. Fill your gaiwan to the top and let the leaves steep for 10-20 seconds. Set the strainer on top of the decanter and pour the tea out of the gaiwan with the lid slightly askew, without allowing the tea leaves to escape. Serve into small cups and repeat this process up to 4-5 times and notice how the tea leaves change in flavor over each infusion.
For Western brewing, bring spring or freshley drawn filtered water to a boil. Steep 2 rounded teaspoons (2 grams) per 8-10 ounces of water for 5 minutes and take a walk on the wild side.
