Origin

The raw materials of this white tea come from the 1st grade one bud with two to three leaves of Fuding Dabai/Dahao tea plants, picked in 2019 year, comes from the Panxi Town, which is located in the southwest of Fuding City, at 26 North latitude, at the west foot of Taimu Mountain, and 33 kilometers away from Fuding City. 

Panxi has a mild climate and abundant rainfall. The soil is mainly yellow-red gravel soil with high organic matter and mineral content, which is very suitable for the growth of tea trees. 

In addition, the significant temperature difference between day and night here is also very beneficial to the growth and the accumulation of nutrients of white tea. For example, Glutamic acid and aspartic acid, which make up the fresh flavor of white tea, are found to be higher in high altitude areas, and Phenylalanine, which imparts white tea’s sweetness, also increases with altitude.

Appearance & Taste

 Let's adopt the white tea to mark the age in the Year of the Horse. Selected from the old Dabai tea plant fresh tea leaves in the spring of 2019, with its strong vitality and rich heritage, after seven years of slow transformation, it has finally become this zodiac commemorative teacake full of the marks of time. The roots of the old trees are deeply rooted, condensing the essence of the mountains and rivers, and endowing the tea soup with a more lingering flavor and energy. 

After years of aging, the color of the dry tea is natural, the buds and leaves are interwoven in a three-dimensional pattern, the craftsmanship is fine, and the buds and downy hairs are prominent. The roots of the old trees are deeply rooted, condensing the essence of the mountains and rivers, and endowing the tea soup with a more lingering flavor and energy. Pressed into cakes following traditional techniques, it is convenient for collection and transformation. Each cake is carefully sealed in a food-grade independent bag to lock in its aroma and vitality, ensuring that every bite is as pure as ever. Whether kept in a tea storage or shared on a tea table, it is a dual testament to taste and sincerity.

After brewing, the tea soup is warm and sweet, with a rich and smooth taste when entering the mouth. The unique long-lasting aftertaste and sweetness of the old tree progress layer by layer. The honey-like aftertaste lingers, with a long-lasting sweetness. Sipping it, it's as if having a conversation with seven years of time, feeling the terroir of Fuding Panxi slowly unfolding in the cup. 

Horse Year Zodiac Commemorative Cake · Core Collection

Keep it: Zodiac commemorative, with clear years, and it will increase in value over time

Gift: Auspicious in meaning, grand in design, and deep in sentiment

Savor it: The old tree's profound heritage, with proper aging, becomes even more mellow and rich

Brewing Guide

By Gaiwan

1. Pour the boiled water into the Gaiwan, fair cup, and teacups to warm them up;

2. After 10-20 seconds, pour off hot water when they are warmed up;

3. Place 5~8g White Tea into the Gaiwan;

4. Pour in about 90℃~100℃ hot water;

5. After 10 seconds, pour the tea soup into a fair cup;

6. Average the tea soup from the fair cup into each teacup;

7. Enjoy your tea.

By Stewing---especially for the aged white tea over 3 years

1. Prepare a glass stewing teapot and an electronic heater;

2. Pour 5g~8g aged white tea with aged dried tangerine peel if you like;

3. Pour boiled water at 1/3 of the teapot;

4. Power on the heater to boil the water again;

5. During the stewing, you will find the color of the tea soup changes from light yellow to orange, to dark red;

6. Turn down the power supply, pour out the tea soup to fair cup or teacup, and leave 1/3 of the soup;

7. Add some more boiled water for continue stewing;

White tea, especially the aged white tea can be brewed and stewed for many times till it is tasteless.

Taste your tea after the recommended steeping time and then decide if you’d like it to steep a little longer.

Your own preference is the standard only.

Package

350g/cake, 1cake/giftbox, 350g/giftbox 

Storage

1. Keep out of the Sun

If white tea is directly exposed to sunlight, the substances contained in the leaves will start to decompose, reducing the nutritional value and affecting the taste of the tea.

2. Keep dry and tightly sealed

If the white tea is kept in a wet environment for a long time, it will be easy to get mold and develop a so-called "plum aroma." To prevent the tea from turning bad or going mouldy, humidity should be avoided. Therefore, use containers with good breathability, such as sand pots. Ceramic pots, which can absorb water vapour in the air, should be avoided. In order to avoid the effects of wet weather, it is recommended not to stack containers up against walls or directly on the ground.

3. Store at room temperature.

As a slight-fermented tea, white tea is sensitive to temperature. Too cold will affect the enzyme activity and slow down the aging. Thus, white tea does not need to be refrigerated –the temperature can range from 0 to 30°C. However, significant changes in temperature should be avoided too.

4. Avoid storing it among things with musty odours.

Tea can absorb different sorts of odour extremely easily; therefore, it should not be stored alongside anything strong-smelling.

5. Store different types of teas separately.

White tea should be stored separately from pu’er tea.