{"title":"New Vintage","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of aged teas from different regions in China \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"white-peony-sample-set","title":"Dead Flowers: A White Peony Comparison Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis sample set is intended as an exploration of how white tea changes over time.  White tea is often aged in China, and many people place great value on aged white teas.  There is a common saying in Chinese about white tea: White tea starts as tea, after three years it becomes medicine, after seven years it becomes a treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this box, we explore how white tea naturally ages in a loose state.  We start out with a very fresh green and thickly vegetal King White Peony harvested in Spring of 2022. From here, we work our way backwards in time, looking at how this type of tea changes over the years, developing vanilla, melon, and daffodil notes.  These teas have all been grown, sun dried, and charcoal roasted by our tea master Qiu in his Panxi Garden and Production Facility.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomething magical happens with White Tea around the third year of age, suddenly all the fresh grass and vegetation transforms to something sweetly spicy, redolent of vanilla and baking pastries.  These flavors will continue to deepen over the years, until we hit the seventh year.  Tea at this age point have begun to come full circle, reclaiming their once fresh floral notes, but in a mature way similar to potpourri, while still retaining its sweet vanilla undertones. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the set: you will find\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14g King Peony 2023 Spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14g Exceptional Peony 2017 Spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14g White Peony 2015 Spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended brewing is 6-7 grams of tea in a 100-120ml gaiwan with water right off the boil (though also experiment with cooler temperatures)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are very excited to share this tea tasting opportunity, as comparison-brewing is one of the few ways to really understand the complexities of certain types of teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll these teas were sourced from Qiu and his incredible collection of meticulously curated white teas!  Check out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e more of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Yuanming Fuding White Tea\" href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/collections\/yuanming-fujian-white-tea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/collections\/yuanming-fujian-white-tea\"\u003eQiu's white teas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and read up on your general \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"A Crash Course in Fuding White Tea\" href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/blogs\/one-river-tea\/a-crash-course-in-fuding-white-tea-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/blogs\/one-river-tea\/a-crash-course-in-fuding-white-tea-1\"\u003eFuding white tea knowledge\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30268555067528,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/products\/IMG_1736.png?v=1676429736"},{"product_id":"2017-baimudan-white-peony","title":"2017 Baimudan (White Peony)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Baimudan (White Peony)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fuding White Tea (Dahao cultivar)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Panxi Township, Fuding, Fujian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Ling Family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eHoney Melon, Vanilla, Sweetgrass, Coconut, Goji berries, White Chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLike our original 2017 Baimudan from Yuanming Garden, this is a deliciously sweet aged Baimudan that is approaching the point of greatest sweetness and flavor it will achieve before dulling out. Fruity notes are intermingled with softer creamier notes of vanilla, coconut, or even white chocolate. Despite its advanced age, it is anything but a dry earthy twig. This tea remains at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ea transformative moment filled with honey cream and milky sweetnesses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe liquor is a clean yellow gold which can darken if steeped at length.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Ling Family has been making tea for generations, transitioning from jasmine production to white tea production in the early 2000's like many Panxi locals in the core Huanggang Village. They store their white tea under wetter conditions than the Yuanming Garden Tea Factory, and rebaked this tea in 2021. An increased moisture content affects flavor in so far as boosting the fruity or chocolatey dimensions of the tea, with the disadvantage of some more tartness than a drier storage would provide. It is a unique white tea that deserves a place on your shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCheck out our new blog \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/blogs\/one-river-tea\/fuding-white-tea-city-at-the-crossroads\"\u003eFuding: White Tea City At The Crossroads,\u003c\/a\u003e as well as this crash course in general\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; helvetica neue\u0026amp;quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/blogs\/one-river-tea\/a-crash-course-in-fuding-white-tea-1\" title=\"A Crash Course in Fuding White Tea\"\u003eFuding white tea knowledge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"25g","offer_id":39925493465237,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g","offer_id":39925493498005,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":39925493530773,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/products\/2017TextClean.png?v=1676011690"},{"product_id":"2022-spring-laos-gushu-sheng-puer","title":"2022 Spring Laos Gushu Sheng Puer","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTea: 2022 Laos Green Tea (Sheng Puer 生普洱) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType: Raw Puer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest: November 2021 and March 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePress Date: March 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: Bankomen, Phongsali, Laos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProducer: Keosuyaping Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe newest edition of the Laos Gushu Sheng puer is actually a mix of harvests and tree ages.  We had our Laotian partners pick some of their 400+ year old trees last Autumn for a very special all-gushu premium tea cake.  However, after picking and processing, the border between Laos and China closed.  Thus, our farmers were sitting in Laos with all their tea, but no one to sell it to.  Additionally, as they survive on selling tea, they had very little business to sustain themselves.  So this spring, we decided to increase our initial order and create a blend of Autumn Gushu and Spring Cultivated tea trees.  The results are spectacular, we have a cake that exemplifies the best of both worlds, the calm sweet and mineral influence of the gushu compounded with the punchy, thick, viscous new bush gives this tea something that the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/collections\/pressed-tea\/products\/2021-autumn-laos-gushu-sheng-puer\"\u003eall-gushu 2021 cake \u003c\/a\u003edidn't have.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe appearance of the cake is quite complex.  There is a mix of thick gushu stems, a few large Huanglian, and a decent amount of silver buds.  The cake is more loosely compressed than that of the 2021 gushu puer, and breaks apart very nicely.  As this tea is harvested some 20 kilometers from the boarder with China's mountainous Yiwu region, the characteristic of this tea has a lot of those found in Yiwu: namely a soft and sweet nature that isn't as intense as some other puer regions.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe aroma off the wet leaves is a bright citrus that is not without healthy vegetation notes.  When brewed, the liquor is a bright cold, and the brew coats the tongue very evenly delivering a very pleasant and deep huigan.  \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is a decent amount of honey notes in the brew blended with some strong flower fragrances like that of rose or fresh iris.  There is a distinct creamy note to the liquor as the brew count climbs, the heavy floral notes fade to be replaced with a soft, buttery sweetness.  As with out 2021 Laos Puer, we are very excited to see how this cake tightens up and. mellows as it ages over the next few years!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all our sheng puer, we brew 6 grams in a 100-120ml gaiwan or unglazed teapot with water right off the boil.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eYou can experiment with different water temperatures, cooler temps give the tea a little more sweetness, while higher temps bring our more mouthfeel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNever bought a tea cake before?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCheck out \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zv60za17AjA\"\u003eour video on how to break it apart!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCheck out the other teas offered by the \u003ca title=\"Laos Sheng Puer Laos Red Tea Black Tea\" href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/collections\/keosuyaping-family-br-laos-puer\"\u003eKeosuyaping\u003c\/a\u003e Family here!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Full Cake (200g)","offer_id":43026399101162,"sku":"","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":43026399133930,"sku":"","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Bamboo Tong (1000g, 5 cakes)","offer_id":43026465947882,"sku":"","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/products\/223F0D42-DC05-4CD9-ABD8-194AA56B1A45-618-000000E61027D72E.jpg?v=1654150760"},{"product_id":"2013-aged-white-tea","title":"2013 Aged White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2013 Shoumei (寿眉) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shoumei, Autumn Harvested Fuding White Tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diantou, Fuding, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unknown, Curated by Mr. Qiu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eold books, vanilla, cream, dried dates, leather\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis aged white tea is loosely pressed in 350 gram cakes, and is in its final stage of aging, with the silver tea buds beginning to turn a golden brown.  In accordance with the old white tea adage: 1 year tea, 3 years medicine, 7 years treasure, this tea is a clear example of the endgame one has in mind when they begin to age white teas.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe wet leaves, when allowed to cool, exude a rich and velvety vanilla aroma perfectly backed by hidden floral notes, like a bouquet of dried flowers in an old library.  The brews themselves are thick in the mouth and mineral rich, while the empty cup is long lingering like leftover honey.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAged white tea tends to follow one of two tracks.  Sometimes the aromas of the leaves rise and rise in fragrance until the tea almost entirely drifts away.  These teas are all about the nose and the upper palate and pass through the body like water. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe 2013 Shoumei takes another track.  This tea sinks down into its mineral roots as it ages, all sweetness is locked tight, but still present, under the oily coils of earthy notes.  As the session lengthens, the root coils give up their sweet prize and after every sip is the dried date and flower fragrance one would expect in an aged white peony.  This tea sits heavy on the tongue and delivers a profound huigan.  The qi of this properly made and aged shoumei hits us like a tidal wave, and is warm and soothing in our stomach.  We don't often talk about the qi of a tea, but when brewing this tea, we find ourselves sitting longer and longer before infusions at rest, our thoughts drifting this way and that like Lu Tong by the end of his poem \"7 Bowls of Tea.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAs many know by now, we have a healthy mistrust of aged white tea cakes.  After living in China for so many years and frequenting the Fuding fresh leaf and processed tea wholesale markets, we have seen too many fake aged white teas.  This tea however, while the origin is unverified by us, has been curated by Mr. Qiu who has exquisite taste and skill in identifying picking grades, tea types, and general quality of Fuding White Tea. There are a few tell-tale signs that this tea is indeed as old as it claims: First and most apparent is the amount of orange and brown tea buds.  These silver buds are the slowest to transform with time, and only begin to change their color after 7-9 years of age.  The second defining feature is the actual texture of the leaves, as they are handled, they begin to fall apart into powder, this is one of the main virtues of pressing teas like this, for a loose tea of this same age would be all broken bits of leaf and a lot of tea dust.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n.\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all our white teas, we brew 6 grams in a 100-120ml gaiwan with water right off the boil.  You can experiment with different water temperatures, cooler temps give the tea a little more floral nots, higher temps bring our more umami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever bought a tea cake before?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCheck out \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HAvaJR2oy54\" title=\"How to break up a tea cake at home\"\u003eour video on how to break it apart\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Full Cake (350g)","offer_id":43666769248490,"sku":"","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":43666769281258,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/products\/Cleanwrapper.png?v=1666623272"},{"product_id":"2019-anhua-heicha-dragonball","title":"2019 Wild Harvest Anhua Heicha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019 Anhua Heicha Longzhu  (安化黑茶\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e龙珠\u003c\/span\u003e） \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType: \u003c\/strong\u003eHuangye Anhua Heicha 荒野安化黑茶\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFermentation Level\u003c\/strong\u003e: Medium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e Summer 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Size\u003c\/strong\u003e: ~6g balls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion: \u003c\/strong\u003eDafu Village, Anhua, Yiyang, Hunan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mrs. Huang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eCracked Black Pepper, Pine Sap, Spinach, Camphore, Honey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduced to us by a Tujia Minority mutual friend, Mrs. Huang with her small village factory, Xianle, is reinventing high-quality Anhua Heicha.  While nearly all of Anhua Heicha production is being carried out by mega-factories and huge companies, Mrs. Huang represents the small minority doing things the old-fashioned way.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHer mountain is in Dafu Village of Anhua, Hunan, and the tea she harvests comes from hidden groves within, all of which have been nearly forgotten and left to grow wild.  This tea is the careful production of a small team, and the attention to cleanliness, quality, and detail is unparalleled in anything we have seen in Anhua thus far.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhen the dragonball is placed into the warmed gaiwan, we are greeted with the sharp spice of freshly cracked black pepper backed by something richly vegetal.  The medium to light fermentation can be seen immediately after the first rinse, the green leaves give off a deeply umami aroma of pinesap and cedar wood.  The resinous wood fragrance of the leaves persists through the entire session, perfuming the tea table every time we lift the lid to add more water.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis tea brews up a deep viscous gold, and is incredibly thick and pleasant on the tongue.  After only a few infusions it can produce a profound huigan, and lingers in the back of the throat.  The infusions ride an interesting line between deeply earthy textures of wood, leather, and tobacco and a greener side of vegetal notes, such as spinach and nettle.  While this tea is pleasantly soft when brewed fast, it has the power to become strong and slightly astringent if it is overstepped.  This slight astringent edge is both reason for the deep huigan, and a characteristic of Anhua Heicha.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe tend to give this tea a double rinse, just to give the dragonball enough time to open up and brew more evenly.  We hope to visit Mrs. Huang in the mountains of Anhua next year, so stay tuned for more information about her small village factory!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Single (~6g)","offer_id":43675893170410,"sku":"","price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Set of 5 (~30g)","offer_id":43675893137642,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/products\/wrappedclean.png?v=1666753740"},{"product_id":"2015-baimudan-white-peony","title":"2015 Baimudan (White Peony)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Baimudan (White Peony)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fuding White Tea (Dabaihao cultivar)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bailin Village, Fuding, Fujian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Yuanming Tea Garden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003e Chocolate, raspberry, vanilla, cream, mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis tea has been aged loose in an exceptional environment (a dark, warm, humidity controlled, charcoal lined wooded warehouse).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe leaves are very dark, while still showing tones of green through the natural browning.  The buds likewise are beginning to turn gold, yellow, and orange.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe aroma of the dry leaves is a lovely mesh of chocolate and berry mixed with the pleasant scent of brittle paper and old books.  There exists a tantalizing fragrance of vanilla mingled in with the aromas of the warmed leaves.  The pick consists of much more leaves than the 2022 Mudan Wang or the 2017 Baimudan, and this is responsible for the tea's sweetness, for a more bud-heavy baimudan would age in a much more spice-laden and vanilla-led way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe tea brews up in a clean and modestly golden way, with darker tones of reddish hues steeping out if left longer.  The taste is very clean on the tongue for a delicate tea that has been aged so long, giving proof of Qiu's impeccable storage conditions.   The sweet berry taste continues as the mint flavors deepen in the first half of the session.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThere is a saying in Chinese regarding white tea, “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e一年茶三年药七年宝\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e” meaning “one year old is tea, three years old is medicine, seven years old is a treasure.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis tea has just passed its seven-year mark, and it is distinctly different from fresh tea.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  This tea represents one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eexpression of a white tea that has become 'treasure.'  Since its leaves are much larger while still being connected to fuzzy buds, it is quite different from a 7 year silver needle, or a 7 year shoumei.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFor those interested in comparing aged Baimudan, check out the Dead Flowers Sample Box, which compares White Peony at these three different ages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\" data-mce-style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eCheck out more of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Yuanming Fuding White Tea\" href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/collections\/yuanming-fujian-white-tea\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; helvetica neue\u0026amp;quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;\" data-mce-style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; helvetica neue\u0026amp;quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003eQiu's white teas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, watch \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Fuding White Tea Sourcing Trip\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sqCWCHcd8Eg\"\u003eour sourcing trip\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the farm, a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\" data-mce-style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003end take a crash course in general \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"A Crash Course in Fuding White Tea\" href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/blogs\/one-river-tea\/a-crash-course-in-fuding-white-tea-1\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; helvetica neue\u0026amp;quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;\" data-mce-style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; helvetica neue\u0026amp;quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003eFuding white tea knowledge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\" data-mce-style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"25g","offer_id":43880756871402,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g","offer_id":43880756904170,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":43880756936938,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/products\/textclean.png?v=1676011167"},{"product_id":"charcoal-dried-shoumei-comparison-box","title":"Charcoal-Dried Shoumei: Comparison Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eEver heard of Charcoal Roasted White Tea?  This phrase is a bit of a misnomer, as the teas usually aren't exactly roasted.  What's really happening is that the final stage in white tea production requires the tea to be completely dried out.  Traditionally this was done in bamboo baskets over ash-covered charcoal, while more modernly (since the late 90s) this has been done in electric ovens or heated rooms. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe question we want to ask and answer in this sample box is simple:\u003cstrong\u003e is traditionally charcoal-dried white tea superior in mouthfeel and flavor to that of oven dried tea? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have secured a small amount of Wild Shoumei (a treat in and of itself) from our organic Taimushan producer Zhu.  His garden is beautiful, his trees are tall, and everything is made by himself, his wife, and his mother.  One of these teas has been traditionally charcoal-conditioned while the other dried by more modern means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile we don't wish to influence your own experience too much, we will share what Zhu's wife had to say on the difference between Charcoal-conditioned and Oven baked teas: the charcoal-dried teas are more suited for long-term aging, while the oven-dried teas will change more quickly over the next few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat said, we will be releasing a small amount of this tea now, and saving a larger portion to age over the coming years, as the teas two years from now will be indelibly different from the teas today, if you're curious about this experiment, try out one of these limited sample boxes for yourself!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Box\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14g Charcoal-Dried Wild Shoumei 2022\u003cbr\u003e14g Oven-Dried Wild Shoumei 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e roasted peanuts, coconut, artichoke, cane sugar, wood sap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended brewing is 6-7 grams of tea in a 100-120ml gaiwan with water right off the boil (though also consider exploring with cooler temperatures to see how it affects the bouquet and mouthfeel).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are very excited to share this tea tasting opportunity, as comparison brewing is one of the few ways to really understand the complexities of certain types of teas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43882325442794,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/products\/IMG_1721copy2.png?v=1676433493"},{"product_id":"forbidden-fruit","title":"Forbidden Fruit | Yunnan White Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/collections\/white-tea\/products\/2018-shoumei\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Old Arbor White (Gushu Bai) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e White Tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e Summer 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kuashan, Lincang, Yunnan, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sister Lan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCantaloupe, Black Cherry, Sweet Grass, Honeydew, Cream\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe thought we’d never see the day, but here it is: we’ve pressed a White Tea that isn’t from Fuding, heck it isn’t even the Dabaihao cultivar.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe’ve anguished quite a bit over this blasphemy, after the Fuding Dabai cultivar converted us to white tea fanatics so many years ago, we’ve finally done the walkabout and are ready to admit that other regions can do white just fine. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful spring white tea comes from Kuashan in Lincang and is some of the sweetest white tea we have tasted, hands down.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis year, after tasting and pressing the Kuashan Raw Puer into the Hummingbird cake, we knew we were sold on the sweet leaves from this unknown region, and were keen on sampling the white tea versions.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe were not let down either when the next month we received a big sample bag of Kuashan white, in fact, after a few infusions we called the farmer and asked for 20kg.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis has to be the most exciting ‘off-white’ tea we have had since we’ve been drinking tea, and it is just right up our taste-profile alley.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe green leaves of this white tea are large and wild, made of the Big Leaf Varietal common to Yunnan and picked from a mix of Old Arbor and Gushu Trees.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe fragrance on the dry leaves is melon sweet reminding us of honeydew or cantaloupe.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOnce infused, the leaves begin to give off the Yunnan White characteristic tannic fragrance that is redolent of malted barley and something akin to condensed cherries.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe marvelous part about this tea is how deeply imbued the sweet fragrances are with the brew itself.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEvery brew turns out candy sweet in the mouth while still being as refreshing as cold fruit on a summers day.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eDespite this light refreshing quality’s the brew is thick on the tongue and very rich in the mouth providing a pleasant huigan when drunk in quick succession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend brewing this tea in a gaiwan or porcelain teapot.  Our brewing ratio is typically 6 grams of tea to 100-120ml of water in flash-fast infusions.  We enjoy using boiling water when brewing our whites, but experimenting with cooler temperatures can create a more textured cup of tea.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Full Cake (200g)","offer_id":44115523469546,"sku":"","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":44115523502314,"sku":"","price":4.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 Cake Tong (1000g)","offer_id":44115550503146,"sku":"","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/FrontWrapper_2ffe5f46-5377-4b6d-a9e6-7b43fead373b.png?v=1753364940"},{"product_id":"forbidden-fruit-orb","title":"Forbidden Fruit | Yunnan White Tea Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca 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 We offer them individually or in sets of three.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe green leaves of this white tea are large and wild, made of the Big Leaf Varietal common to Yunnan and picked from a mix of Old Arbor and Gushu Trees.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe fragrance on the dry leaves is melon sweet reminding us of honeydew or cantaloupe.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOnce infused, the leaves begin to give off the Yunnan White characteristic tannic fragrance that is redolent of malted barley and something akin to condensed cherries.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe marvelous part about this tea is how deeply imbued the sweet fragrances are with the brew itself.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEvery brew turns out candy sweet in the mouth while still being as refreshing 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far.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAdditionally, this tea brick is pressed rather loosely by Anhua Heicha standards, making the breaking up of leaves very easy to do and preserve whole leaf sessions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs soon as the dry leaves are placed in a warm gaiwan, they begin to exude an interesting fragrance of sea salt and cedar wood.  This transforms to something much more savory like honey smoked ham when rinsed with boiling water.  When brewed in a gaiwan as we tend to do, the liquor is a rich amber very fragrant yet surprisingly smooth and clean on the tongue.  There isn't much astringancy as we have encountered with other Anhua Heicha teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe liquor is sweet with a complex mineral mouthfeel.  Although it is only 7 years old (young for Anhua Heicha) it is remarkably mellow and smooth.  The first half of the session is dominated by 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data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen brewed, the first few infusions are a thick cloudy amber almost opaque when held to the light.  The smell off the warmed leaves is one of pine smoke and kitchen spices. When brewed the smoke gives way to camphor and the herbal fragrances of sage and marjoram intensify.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the tongue this tea is thick and meaty with a very bold body.  It cuts its way though any lingering flavors in the mouth and leaves behind a tingling sensation on the tongue.  When drunk in quick succession, this powerful tea can deliver a fast and long-lasting huigan with very little bitterness on the tongue.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"~50g Chunk","offer_id":44369509974250,"sku":null,"price":10.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"~100g Chunk","offer_id":44369510007018,"sku":null,"price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Whole 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honey glazed ham, smoked meat, and general sweet barbecue.  The liquor however is a clear light amber (much cleaner than the Seven Bowls' Huazhuan counterpart).  After a few infusions, this meatiness transforms into a deep vegetation.  There is still a pleasant amount of bitterness which will fade with time, though this tea is undeniably bright, with notes not found in a lot of other Anhua Dark Teas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"~25g","offer_id":44370930991338,"sku":"","price":6.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"~50g","offer_id":44370931024106,"sku":"","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full Brick 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this tea will start out very fresh and vegetal, in as little as 6 months of aging, the vanilla notes should begin to shoulder aside some of the more green vegetal nature of this young tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pick of this tea is very bud-heavy with a fair bit of longer stems seen in the cake.  We love seeing these stems as they are what will give this tea its sweetness in the years to come.  If you're not a fan of stems, check out the silver needle, though expect a much more dryness in your cup.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the leaves are placed in a warm brewing vessel, the sugar-sweet fragrances of fresh baked cake or doughnuts rises to greet us when we open the lid after shaking the vessel slightly.  There is the classic note of cream or cinnamon lingering in the background, which will intensify as this tea ages.  When hot water is added, this sweet fragrance gives way to something more vegetal like bee balm or bergamot with a deep umami body 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nose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea brews well at boiling temperatures, but also changes in texture and flavors as the kettle water cools.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt really is a luxury daily drinker!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend brewing this tea in a gaiwan or porcelain teapot.  Our brewing ratio is typically 6 grams of tea to 100-120ml of water in flash-fast infusions.  We enjoy using boiling water when brewing our whites, but experimenting with cooler temperatures can create a more textured cup of tea.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"1 Orb (~7g)","offer_id":44739021537514,"sku":"","price":2.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Orbs 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China\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Master Qiu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTasting\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pine Sap, Fresh Sage, Cream, Vanilla Wafers, Sweet Pea\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThis item is a small 7 gram single-session pressing of the larger similarly named 100 gram cake: same material, same maker, same press date.  We offer them individually or in sets of three.  This is the first time offering these white tea cakes in mini form, so we are very excited about this new shape and style!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThus, this tea cake is made exclusively from the ancestral tea cultivar of Fuding: Gongmei.  When compared to the Da Baihao, Gongmei is much more vegetal, earthier, greener and spicier than its sweet and floral offspring.  We are excited to see how this tea will age, as it is an exceedingly uncommon practice to press exclusively gongmei tea cakes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhen the dry leaves are placed in the warmed brewing vessel, we are met with a strong aroma of pinesap mixed with cooking spices.  There is something both vegetal and savory about the fragrances of the wet leaves, but the brew is exceptionally light, clear, clean, and refreshing on the tongue.  We get notes of cream, that is sweetened by the slightest hint of vanilla wafers.  A majority of this session stays vegetal and complex without betraying hints of flowers that we find in the Da Baihao cultivar.  We are excited to see the thick mineral depths this tea acquires as it ages.  Already this tea sits pleasantly in the stomach and has a modest, relaxed energy about it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend brewing this tea in a gaiwan or porcelain teapot.  Our brewing ratio is typically 6 grams of tea to 100-120ml of water in flash-fast infusions.  We enjoy using boiling water when brewing our whites, but experimenting with cooler temperatures can create a more textured cup of tea.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"1 Orb (~7g)","offer_id":44739055976682,"sku":null,"price":2.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Orbs (~21g)","offer_id":44739056009450,"sku":null,"price":6.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/WrapStack.png?v=1724148454"},{"product_id":"smugglers-cove-2021-wild-white","title":"Smuggler's Cove | 2021 Wild White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smugglers Cove 2021 Wild Harvest Shoumei \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yesheng Shoumei \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(荒野寿眉) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diantou, Fuding, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Qiu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eHoney melon, brown sugar, toasted coconut, dates, vanilla\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs the common adage goes when talking about aging white teas: the first year its tea, by the third year it’s medicine, by the seventh year it's a treasure.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis wild shoumei is well on its way to becoming a treasure, and is flying through the medicinal transformations.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt has lost most of its vegetal freshness and is already turning darker, with more complex flavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen the dry leaves are placed in the warmed gaiwan, we get fragrances of stewed dates and honey melons with some brown sugar hiding in the background.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen infused with hot water, the leaves begin to transition into their more earthy side, giving off notes of toasted coconut and hints at the vanilla with will surely become much more prevalent as this tea ages through the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSince this is a spring shoumei that was made with care, it is in the green style of the category.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs a result, the brew is still a bright gold even though it has four years under its belt.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEven when pushed this tea soup simply becomes a deeper, richer gold, not yet red or amber. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe taste of the tea is likewise very clean and refreshing.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe toasted coconut comes through in the brew and sits oily on the tongue.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs this is a wild-harvested shoumei, meaning the tea bushes are not pruned knee-high, but left to grow into trees several meters high, the roots reach deep to pick up many more minerals than other white teas, as a result there is a minerality to this tea that is almost saline, reminding us of the secret beaches and inlets to the ocean found deep inland in Diantou and Fuding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all our white teas, we brew 6 grams in a 100-120ml gaiwan with water right off the boil.  You can experiment with different water temperatures, cooler temps give the tea a little more floral nots, higher temps bring our more umami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever bought a tea cake before?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCheck out \u003ca title=\"How to break up a tea cake at home\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HAvaJR2oy54\"\u003eour video on how to break it apart\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuge thanks to Anj for creating the Wrapper Artwork.  Follow their instagram @gushustudios to check out all their handmade teaware!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Full Cake (200g)","offer_id":45523620954346,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":45523620987114,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 Cake Tong (1000g)","offer_id":45523630424298,"sku":null,"price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/CoveWrapped.png?v=1756103341"},{"product_id":"smugglers-cove-mini","title":"Smuggler's Cove | Mini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smugglers Cove 2021 Wild Harvest Shoumei \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yesheng Shoumei \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(荒野寿眉) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diantou, Fuding, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Qiu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eHoney melon, brown sugar, toasted coconut, dates, vanilla\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs the common adage goes when talking about aging white teas: the first year its tea, by the third year it’s medicine, by the seventh year it's a treasure.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis wild shoumei is well on its way to becoming a treasure, and is flying through the medicinal transformations.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt has lost most of its vegetal freshness and is already turning darker, with more complex flavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen the dry leaves are placed in the warmed gaiwan, we get fragrances of stewed dates and honey melons with some brown sugar hiding in the background.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen infused with hot water, the leaves begin to transition into their more earthy side, giving off notes of toasted coconut and hints at the vanilla with will surely become much more prevalent as this tea ages through the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSince this is a spring shoumei that was made with care, it is in the green style of the category.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs a result, the brew is still a bright gold even though it has four years under its belt.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEven when pushed this tea soup simply becomes a deeper, richer gold, not yet red or amber. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe taste of the tea is likewise very clean and refreshing.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe toasted coconut comes through in the brew and sits oily on the tongue.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs this is a wild-harvested shoumei, meaning the tea bushes are not pruned knee-high, but left to grow into trees several meters high, the roots reach deep to pick up many more minerals than other white teas, as a result there is a minerality to this tea that is almost saline, reminding us of the secret beaches and inlets to the ocean found deep inland in Diantou and Fuding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all our white teas, we brew 6 grams in a 100-120ml gaiwan with water right off the boil.  You can experiment with different water temperatures, cooler temps give the tea a little more floral nots, higher temps bring our more umami.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a micro-pressing of the larger 200 gram Smuggler's Cove tea cake, made of the exact same material. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuge thanks to Anj for creating the Wrapper Artwork.  Follow their instagram @gushustudios to check out all their handmade teaware!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"1 Orb (~7g)","offer_id":45523944800490,"sku":null,"price":0.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 Orbs (~21g)","offer_id":45523944833258,"sku":null,"price":2.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/MiniWrapped_6bd574ae-be60-4bf1-a02e-5175575f3edd.png?v=1756103883"},{"product_id":"gatekeeper-2022-gongmei-white","title":"Gatekeeper | 2022 Gongmei White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gatekeeper 2022 Gongmei \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gongmei (贡眉) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diantou, Fuding, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Qiu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eSweet Grass, Honey, Butter, Toasted Pecans, Fresh Coconut\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis cake is the welcome return of the all-heirloom cultivar tea cake we pressed last year called the Gate Keeper.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eGongmei is the original tea plant found out around Fuding, and it is the ancestor of the modern Dabai tea cultivar.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhile it has largely fallen out of popularity, shouldered aside by the beautiful and bountiful Dabai tea plant, it holds a special place in our hearts for being the first of the Fuding white teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen compared to the Dabaihao cultivar (see the Smuggler’s Cove for comparison), the Gatekeeper Gongmei is all vegetation, spices, and less of the fruity sweetness found in the shoumei tea cakes of a similar age.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis tea also has a few years of age on it, meaning\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethat it is already on its way from transforming from a fresh white tea to an aged white tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen the dry leaves are placed in a warmed gaiwan, the fragrance is startlingly different from other white teas, it is spicy and vegetal, with notes of toasted pecans and burnt sweet grass.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThese vegetal notes subside slightly when infused, resulting in something much sweeter, creamier, and redolent of honey and the lightly aged melon notes found in a lot of these 3+ year old shoumei and gongmei teas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe brew is a bright gold that is noticeably thick on the tongue, tasting of cream and butter, while delivering a pleasantly surprising huigan.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe taste of this tea on the tongue remains distinctly vegetal, hoarding its sweetnesses unlike the more sugary shoumei made of the Dabai cultivar.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is a more hardy white tea, brothy, and filling. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all our white teas, we brew 6 grams in a 100-120ml gaiwan with water right off the boil.  You can experiment with different water temperatures, cooler temps give the tea a little more floral nots, higher temps bring our more umami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever bought a tea cake before?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCheck out \u003ca title=\"How to break up a tea cake at home\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HAvaJR2oy54\"\u003eour video on how to break it apart\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuge thanks to Anj for creating the Wrapper Artwork.  Follow their instagram @gushustudios to check out all their handmade teaware!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Full Cake (200g)","offer_id":45524002636010,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":45524002668778,"sku":null,"price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 Cake Tong (1000g)","offer_id":45524002701546,"sku":null,"price":126.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/FrontWrapped_d87ce15e-924d-461a-b39c-00a600c85d0c.png?v=1756105591"},{"product_id":"gatekeeper-2022-mini","title":"Gatekeeper | 2022 Mini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gatekeeper 2022 Gongmei \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gongmei (贡眉) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diantou, Fuding, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Qiu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eSweet Grass, Honey, Butter, Toasted Pecans, Fresh Coconut\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis cake is the welcome return of the all-heirloom cultivar tea cake we pressed last year called the Gate Keeper.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eGongmei is the original tea plant found out around Fuding, and it is the ancestor of the modern Dabai tea cultivar.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhile it has largely fallen out of popularity, shouldered aside by the beautiful and bountiful Dabai tea plant, it holds a special place in our hearts for being the first of the Fuding white teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen compared to the Dabaihao cultivar (see the Smuggler’s Cove for comparison), the Gatekeeper Gongmei is all vegetation, spices, and less of the fruity sweetness found in the shoumei tea cakes of a similar age.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis tea also has a few years of age on it, meaning\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethat it is already on its way from transforming from a fresh white tea to an aged white tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen the dry leaves are placed in a warmed gaiwan, the fragrance is startlingly different from other white teas, it is spicy and vegetal, with notes of toasted pecans and burnt sweet grass.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThese vegetal notes subside slightly when infused, resulting in something much sweeter, creamier, and redolent of honey and the lightly aged melon notes found in a lot of these 3+ year old shoumei and gongmei teas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe brew is a bright gold that is noticeably thick on the tongue, tasting of cream and butter, while delivering a pleasantly surprising huigan.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe taste of this tea on the tongue remains distinctly vegetal, hoarding its sweetnesses unlike the more sugary shoumei made of the Dabai cultivar.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is a more hardy white tea, brothy, and filling. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all our white teas, we brew 6 grams in a 100-120ml gaiwan with water right off the boil.  You can experiment with different water temperatures, cooler temps give the tea a little more floral nots, higher temps bring our more umami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a 7 gram micro pressing of the larger 200 gram Gatekeeper tea cake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"1 Orb (~7g)","offer_id":45524096286954,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 Orbs (~21g)","offer_id":45524096319722,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/MiniPhotoswrapped_b1969bcc-7f61-4f36-84b3-c773405374dd.png?v=1756105654"},{"product_id":"dark-horse-2018-shoumei","title":"Dark Horse | 2019 Shoumei","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark Horse 2019* Shoumei \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shoumei \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(寿眉) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date: \u003c\/strong\u003e January 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Panxi, Fuding, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Huanggang Cooperative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:  \u003c\/strong\u003eGraham Cracker, Steamed Milk, Old Books, Sweet Grass, Pie Crust\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn the recent world of Fuding White Tea, there has been a great reverence placed upon the village of Panxi, a small area between Fuding proper and Taimushan, a village isolated from the coast by mountains and forests.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTeas from Panxi, Fuding have been some of our favorites in the white tea world, and so it was with great excitement that we rented a car and drove up to the cozy little village ourselves this summer searching for some aged panxi white teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis tea comes from a mountain top above Panxi, the Huanggang Village.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe makers have a small, tidy factory and produce and modest amount of tea every year.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhile we sampled many aged shoumei teas looking for the perfect ‘7 year treasure’ it was this tea that struck a chord with us.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAlthough we believe it was made in the ‘brown style’ of processing, and thus lacks some of the higher more vegetal notes found in the green shoumei, it encompasses what we think of when we think of aged white tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe leaves are all darkened with age, and even many of the once silver buds are showing their years by turning slightly orange.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen the dry leaves are placed into a warmed gaiwan, we are met with the fragrance of sweet pine and old books.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen brewed, the fragrances deepen into something sweeter, like graham crackers or dry pie crust. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe brew is a rich gold that can darken into amber, and as is common with these more brown shoumei teas, the broth is incredibly sweet.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere is a lot more going on in the tea soup than on the tea leaves, the tongue can taste steamed milk, sugar, and a glossy minerality that both coats the tongue and leaves it to tingle.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis truly isn’t a flashy tea, but is reliable in its smooth and consistent drinkability. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all our white teas, we brew 6 grams in a 100-120ml gaiwan with water right off the boil.  You can experiment with different water temperatures, cooler temps give the tea a little more floral nots, higher temps bring our more umami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever bought a tea cake before?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCheck out \u003ca title=\"How to break up a tea cake at home\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HAvaJR2oy54\"\u003eour video on how to break it apart\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuge thanks to Anj for creating the Wrapper Artwork.  Follow their instagram @gushustudios to check out all their handmade teaware!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Full Cake (200g)","offer_id":45524739555562,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":45524739588330,"sku":null,"price":3.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 Cake Tong (1000g)","offer_id":45524739621098,"sku":null,"price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/Wrapped_9aa39b83-2b8c-4543-a5b5-4830563746c2.png?v=1756264698"},{"product_id":"trifecta-aged-white-tea-treasure-box","title":"Trifecta: Aged White Tea Treasure Box","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTrifecta: Three Tea Cakes, Three Age Groups, Two Production Styles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn Fuding, there is a saying about aging white tea:  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e一年茶，三年药，七年宝\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Year Tea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree Year Medicine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeven Year Treasure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis refers to the incredible way white teas can age with time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe have long been fascinated by this progression, and are always very eager to find good examples of teas at different states in their transformation.  One rather fascinating, or complicating, factor to this is the fact that in the past decade there have evolved two camps in white tea production, particularly for shoumei: one brown, one green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe green shoumei, where each dried and processed leaf of tea is as green as it was when still on the bush, has long been the ideal to strive for when making white tea.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis ideal has been further actualized by modern technology, equipment, and a more scientific understanding of the withering and drying process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFast forward several years, we are at a point in time where we can assess the pros and cons of making a green or a brown shoumei with one key question in mind: will it age well, or does the browning of shoumei create an inferior tea that does not hold up when examined through the lens of long storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn this treasure box, we have three teas for you to drink, treasure, and compare, one brown shoumei tea, and two green shoumei teas.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey also mark different developmental paradigms with regards to white tea age: In Fuding, there is a saying about aging white tea: the first year its tea, by the third year it’s medicine, by the seventh year it's a treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Teas: \u003c\/b\u003e3 Shoumei Tea Cakes, 600 grams of tea\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst Year’s Tea:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e2024 Green Shoumei - \u003c\/b\u003e200g Green Shoumei from Guanyang Village in Fuding, Autumn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThree Year’s Medicine:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSmuggler’s Cove - \u003c\/b\u003e200g Green Shoumei from Diantou Village in Fuding, Spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSeven Year’s Treasure:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e2019 Dark Horse - \u003c\/b\u003e200g Brown Shoumei from Panxi Village in Fuding, Autumn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWe hope that through the exploration of this treasure box, you can decide which style of shoumei teas you like and desire to age for the long haul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45524745191658,"sku":null,"price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/Text.png?v=1756346609"},{"product_id":"hong-kong-curious-roasted-oolongs-aged-puer","title":"Hong Kong Curious: Roasted Oolongs \u0026 Aged Puer","description":"\u003cp\u003eHong Kong is known for its dark roasted teas and humid-stored puer teas.  Rich, deep, and velvety, these teas pair well with the heavy meals of Dim Sum and Beef Brisket that are staples in Hong Kong. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourcing these signature teas in Hong Kong is a little different from sourcing teas on the mainland.  Hong Kong is all about post-processing, meaning that these teas are grown and lightly processed in Menghai, Wuyi Shan, and Anxi and then sent to Hong Kong for their final shaping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tie Guan Yin comes in its green maocha form, then undergoes 60 hours of charcoal roasting, the Shui Xian sees 70 hours in a Hong Kong charcoal oven, and the Shu Puer sits in a dank Hong Kong basement for decades until it has become the deep dark soup so favored on the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, since we had to carry all these teas from Hong Kong back to the warehosue in a backpack, the quantity is severely limited, and we are only able to offer a very limited qunatity of teas both in the sampler and in total samplers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Teas:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6g Dark Roast Tie Kuan Yin \u003cem\u003e(Fukien Tea Co.)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6g Dark Roast Wuyi Shui Xian \u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e(Fukien Tea Co.)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6g Dark Roast Tie Kuan Yin \u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e(Geow Yong Tea Co.)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6g Dark Roast Wuyi Shui Xian\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e(Geow Yong Tea Co.)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12g Hong Kong Storage 1990's Cooked Puer \u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e(Tong An Tea Co.)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince we can't go direcrtly to the source of these tea leaves and follow their transformation step-by-step to ensure authenticity of origin and production, what we did was follow the big names.  The three tea houses we included in this sampler have been around for almost a hundred years each!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFukien Tea Co.\u003c\/strong\u003e currently run by Patrick Yeung has been around for over 70 years in the Sheung Wan district.  Like some of the best tea makers on the mainland, Fukien is a generational tea house, meaning that its stewardship goes back three genereations.  They specialize in personally roasting their deep roast oolongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeow Yong Tea Company\u003c\/strong\u003e is also located in the Sheung Wan district and was founded in 1842 in Taiwan during the Qing dynasty.  Boasting a 180 years of tea making history, they are the oldest company we sourced from this trip.  While they also specialize in roasted oolongs, their processing is a little different, with three roasts and three rests instead of one ultra long roast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTong An Tea Company\u003c\/strong\u003e, formerly Bao Lan Sheng, was founded in 1915 by Mr. Li Xie.  This 100+ year old tea company specializes in aging teas, primarially Puer and Liu Bao.  They are intangible cultural inheritors of the now classic Hong Kong Storage style of aging teas, meaning their teas are carefully aged in hot and humid basesments in the mountains just outside the busy city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: teas will be repackaged from their original packaging into smaller heat-sealed pacakges convenient for single session and sample settings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45878904914154,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/Untitled_Artwork6.jpg?v=1773071163"},{"product_id":"stacks-2016","title":"Stacks: 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/collections\/white-tea\/products\/2018-shoumei\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016 White Peony (Baimudan 白牡丹) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e White Tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Panxi, Fuding, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Master Qiu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dried Flowers, Vanilla, Butter, Violets, Honeysuckle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eQiu’s aged tea always hits differently.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs the man who parted the veil on the ‘new production methods’ of white tea for us, he showed us how a lot of white tea is made to look aged these days.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSee our blog post “The Browning of Green Shoumei” for more details.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eQiu fears that this new style of making brown shoumei creates a simulacrum of age that in truth does not age.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt’s the tradeoff of wanting aged tea now, without the wait. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs a result, Qiu is committed to pushing the pendulum the other way and creating beautifully green white tea that ages slowly but preserves the higher fragrances of white tea.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe methodology is rather simple, instead of allowing heat and moisture to brown the tea, he keeps the withering temperature cool and does a more complete withering and drying phase.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs this creates a tea with less moisture content than others, his teas tend to stay greener for longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs a result, this 2016 Baimudan looks incredibly fresh when compared to other “10-year-old” white teas.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe tradeoff is a higher peak on the fragrances and a much cleaner flavor on the tongue.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe sampled a lot of material before pressing this cake and decided on it because it represents a different and less often seen side of the aged white tea market, slow and deliberate transformations over intense visual transformation.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhile we find merit in both camps, this cake represents an interesting insight into what a dry and clean white tea will become after 10 years of air-tight, low moisture aging conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe leaves exude potent floral fragrances when added to a warmed gaiwan with spicy vegetal notes of vanilla and cream.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen infused, the aged fragrances of butter and dried flowers become more pronounced.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe brew itself is a rich gold that is pleasantly thick on the tongue and coats the mouth.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere is a pleasant sweetness which was once vegetal in the tea’s youth but now has transformed to a soft creamy floral sweetness like spring violets and honeysuckle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs the brews progress, the dried flower notes peak on the leaves around the third or fourth infusion, while the brew itself thickens up into a huigan-inducing brew before tapering back off into sweet flower water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea brews well at boiling temperatures, but also changes in texture and flavors as the kettle water cools. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend brewing this tea in a gaiwan or porcelain teapot.  Our brewing ratio is typically 6 grams of tea to 100-120ml of water in flash-fast infusions.  We enjoy using boiling water when brewing our whites, but experimenting with cooler temperatures can create a more textured cup of tea.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Full Cake (100g)","offer_id":46208599523562,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":46208599556330,"sku":null,"price":7.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tong (5 Cakes - 500g)","offer_id":46208599589098,"sku":null,"price":122.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/CleanWrapped_35087658-df9e-4821-abb1-20a22267d6be.png?v=1787567395"},{"product_id":"stacks-2016-orb","title":"Stacks: 2016 Orb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/collections\/white-tea\/products\/2018-shoumei\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016 White Peony (Baimudan 白牡丹) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e White Tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Panxi, Fuding, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Master Qiu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dried Flowers, Vanilla, Butter, Violets, Honeysuckle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eQiu’s aged tea always hits differently.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs the man who parted the veil on the ‘new production methods’ of white tea for us, he showed us how a lot of white tea is made to look aged these days.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSee our blog post “The Browning of Green Shoumei” for more details.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eQiu fears that this new style of making brown shoumei creates a simulacrum of age that in truth does not age.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt’s the tradeoff of wanting aged tea now, without the wait. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs a result, Qiu is committed to pushing the pendulum the other way and creating beautifully green white tea that ages slowly but preserves the higher fragrances of white tea.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe methodology is rather simple, instead of allowing heat and moisture to brown the tea, he keeps the withering temperature cool and does a more complete withering and drying phase.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs this creates a tea with less moisture content than others, his teas tend to stay greener for longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs a result, this 2016 Baimudan looks incredibly fresh when compared to other “10-year-old” white teas.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe tradeoff is a higher peak on the fragrances and a much cleaner flavor on the tongue.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe sampled a lot of material before pressing this cake and decided on it because it represents a different and less often seen side of the aged white tea market, slow and deliberate transformations over intense visual transformation.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhile we find merit in both camps, this cake represents an interesting insight into what a dry and clean white tea will become after 10 years of air-tight, low moisture aging conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe leaves exude potent floral fragrances when added to a warmed gaiwan with spicy vegetal notes of vanilla and cream.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen infused, the aged fragrances of butter and dried flowers become more pronounced.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe brew itself is a rich gold that is pleasantly thick on the tongue and coats the mouth.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere is a pleasant sweetness which was once vegetal in the tea’s youth but now has transformed to a soft creamy floral sweetness like spring violets and honeysuckle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs the brews progress, the dried flower notes peak on the leaves around the third or fourth infusion, while the brew itself thickens up into a huigan-inducing brew before tapering back off into sweet flower 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