Organic Wuyi Lao Cong Shui Xian

Estate Name: Wuyi Tea Garden
Farming Methods: Hand-picked. Organic tea garden
Production Methods: Plucking – Withering – Tossing – Oxidising – 3 times Charcoal roasted

There are three famous Wuyi tea cultivars – Da Hong Pao, Rou Gui and Shui Xian. Of these, Shui Xian is the most traditional and widely planted tea cultivar in Wuyi. Actually most of the Wuyi tea farmers call Shui Xian “Cai Cha 菜茶”, which means tea planted around the vegetable garden. (Chinese farmers traditionally have a small vegetable garden planted around their house for their daily vegetables). This indicates that the Shui Xian tea tree, in Wuyi, is seen as a part of life for the Wuyi farmers, rather than a commodity product.
Shui Xian is not as fragrant as teas made from the Da Hong Pao and Rou Gui cultivars, but it has a more outstanding taste, with a rich, full-bodied mouth feel and lingering sweet aftertaste. In Wuyi, there is a saying, 醇厚不过水仙-No better taste than Shui Xian. And Lao Cong Shui Xian certainly fits this to a T! It has a special kind of sweetness that is simply pure and clear with no other complicated or confusing flavors. The triple charcoal roasting process endows this tea with a rich, mature sweetness, accompanied with a charming roasted coffee-like flavor. The tea leaf is harvested from mature, naturally grown old trees (Lao Cong) which accounts for some of the depth of the sweetness. The exceptional aftertaste in this Oolong has sometimes been compared to similar sensations with premium Darjeeling black teas.

 

Suggested Brewing (adjust according to personal preferences)
Water Temperature: 95-100°C/203-212°F
Amount: 3g per 150ml teacup
Steeping Time: 2-3 minutes
# of Infusions: 2-3 infusions