2020 'Lovebeamcake' White Tea
In contrast to our sun-dried Electroflowercandy, this Yunnan white tea has been dried in the shade. Drying in the shade takes longer, meaning the tea oxidises a little bit more than it would drying quickly in full sun. The result is a darker liquor, a more sweet, fruity flavour, and a less floral/grassy fragrance. Commonly this style is referred to as Yueguangbai, meaning 'moonlight white' in Chinese.
Tasting notes, you ask? Well, maybe a little stone fruit kinda vibe, lots of honey-like sweetness, maybe even a little bit of a malty character if you really push the brewing. It brews for a very long time, and does very nicely if you simmer it after your session.
As with pretty much all of our teas, we really only like to buy tea that comes from interesting growing environments, free from agricultural intervention. This means forests and groves rather than the typical terraces that come to mind when someone says 'tea plantation'.
For those wanting to equate this with white teas from Fujian; this tea is picked like a puer; the first 4 or up to 5 viable leaves are picked, rather than just one bud and a leaf or two. So, it may not be as 'pretty' as a baimudan, but you'll forget all about appearance once the thick flavour shows up in your mouth.
Further age should increase the sweet and sticky fragrance and flavours in this tea.
We recommend this tea at all hours and for any mood. Often the kind of tea we reach for when we can't decide what to drink, and it's never disappointing.
Spring 2020 material, pressed into 200g cakes, with 5 per bamboo tong.
All orders are shipped from our HQ in Melbourne within 1-2 business days, using Australia Post.
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We recommend using approx 1g of tea per 15ml of water for gongfu-style brewing in a teapot or gaiwan. Rinse the leaves once and then brew as usual. You can re-steep the leaves several times until there's no flavour left.
For Western-style brewing in a larger teapot, use approx 5g tea per 100ml of water. You can re-brew the leaves a few times.
To brew direct in a mug, use 1-2g of tea in the bottom of the cup, fill to top with boiling water, and drink once cool. Re-fill the cup with more water when you've drunk 1/3rd of the tea. Repeat until there's no more flavour left.
All of our teas are suitable for long-term storage and ageing.
Keep your tea away from sunlight and strong smells, and somewhere with stable climate conditions.
You can keep it sealed inside the re-usable bag the tea comes in, or another non-porous container.