“This is the first a sample selection I ordered during the promotion mentioned on one of the discussion threads here. This i s type of tea is a change from the usual blacks I favor. It is good. Just...” Read full tasting note
“Gongfu Style. 190F 5g to 150 mL water. Reduced temperature to 180F for later steepings (3, 4, 5…) Malt, dried apple, peat, tannic finish. Faint dried cranberry and wine overtones in later...” Read full tasting note
“I love this tea! The leaves are large and have a mineral floral profile when dry, but add water and the magic happens. This one is very forgiving also, I have brewed gong-fu, western style and...” Read full tasting note
“One of the more recent additions to Li Xiangxi’s collection, this Big Red Robe is harvested from some of the older tea plants in her care. Compared to Verdant’s regular Big Red Robe (a tea which I...” Read full tasting note
This Reserve harvest is picked from older tree stock on the choicest slopes of the Li Family tea garden along the Longchuan gorge in the Wuyishan National Reserve. Her family carefully hand picks every leaf, using only the best of the harvest for the reserve offering. This tea is hand-finished in bamboo baskets over wood embers to bring out the rich deep flavor. This harvest is a great next step from Big Red Robe in exploring the tingling, cooling sensation of fine Wuyi teas that Li Xiangxi describes as Yun. Only several kilos are produced each year.
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