{"title":"White Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile any tea can be made into a white tea, it is only the Fuding Dabaihao Cultivar and the local Huacha Varietal that we carry.  These teas are some of the softest, sweetest, and most intriguing teas we have come across in our search for fine teas throughout China.  Not only are they a luxury to drink fresh, but allowing them to age imparts vanilla notes and cream flower fragrances to rise from the leaves.  These Fuding white teas truly are unlike any other white tea.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"baimudan-white-peony","title":"King Peony (Mudan Wang)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mudan Wang: King White Peony\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e茶类型：野生牡丹王，磻溪福鼎白茶\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType: \u003c\/strong\u003eFuding White Tea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 5th, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Panxi, Fuding, Fujian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yuanming Tea Garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e cinnamon, cream, spring violets, daffodil, roasted peanut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eOne of our most anticipated teas of the year.  One smell off the dry leaves gives rich savory nuttiness mixed with a hint of milky fragrances and of course the spring grassiness one would expect out of such a fresh, early picked naturally sun-dried and charcoal roasted white tea. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pick quality is outstanding, consisting almost exclusively of one long silver bud and a single slim leaf.  There is very little discoloration in these scale leaves suggesting the highest care was given to their processing.  Further, the pick is Ma Ti, or Horse Stirrup, which suggests many of these trees were in fact let to grow wild instead of pruning to waist height, this backs up the farmers claim that this is indeed a wild white peony, 野生牡丹王.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen infused, the bouquet opens up full of floral spring fragrances and a heavy notes of cinnamon.  The brew itself is a creamy gold, it’s rich in the mouth with a thick savory body when brewed at high temperatures and delivers a creamy milky sweetness when brewed at lower temps (between 85 and 100 degrees Celcius).  The aroma on the lid and in the empty cup is one of pungent flowers and residual cinnamon spices with a heavy lingering afterthought of spring vegetation.  This very clean and refreshing tea is one of our top favorites to drink all through the year, fresh baimudan would certainly be our one and only if we could only choose one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Baimudan, or White Peony, is a thickly vegetal early pick of white tea from Panxi Village in Northern Fujian China.  The pick is Mudan Wang, meaning King Peony.  This is one of the three main grades of Baimudan: Baimudan Wang (king white peony) consists of almost entirely buds and small leaves, Baimudan Jipin (exceptional grade white peony) consists of one bud and one or two leaves, while Baimudan (white peony) consists of one bud and two or even three leaves!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\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;\"\u003eCheck out more of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca 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;\" title=\"Yuanming Fuding White Tea\"\u003eQiu's white teas\u003c\/a\u003e, watch \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sqCWCHcd8Eg\" title=\"Fuding White Tea Sourcing Trip\"\u003eour sourcing trip\u003c\/a\u003e to the farm, a\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;\"\u003end take a crash course in general \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca 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;\" 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":28549638914108,"sku":"YMBMDfresh25g","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g","offer_id":22668917768252,"sku":"YMBMD50","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":22668917801020,"sku":"YMBMD100","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/newclean_8fe7c2d7-be40-4dd8-bc21-3d56b5921da3.png?v=1684295334"},{"product_id":"brown-shoumei","title":"Brown Shoumei","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea: \u003c\/strong\u003eBrown Shoumei (xingongyi shoumei - 新工艺寿眉)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ganyang, Fuding, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducers:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Wu Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e old books, brown sugar, cocao\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhat we call ‘Brown Shoumei’ the tea makers here in China call ‘New Processing Method’ shoumei.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe idea here is that since the market has grown to love aged shoumei, the makers have created a way to mimic aged tea.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSimilar to the creation of Cooked Puer when aged puer became too popular, this is a means to meet a market demand without having to wait 10 of 15 years to properly age a tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhile the resultant tea tastes precisely what most people think shoumei should taste like, we find this method to be an inadequate facsimile to the properly aged shoumei.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe taste and flavor however tend to meet people’s expectations for shoumei much better than the properly produced ‘green shoumei’ which is made in the older more traditional processing method.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Cake (100g)","offer_id":36841193275541,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Tong (Five Cakes 500g)","offer_id":36841193308309,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/FrontWrap_f04b7928-b256-4ea1-88d6-237d710dfd95.png?v=1739500236"},{"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":"silver-needle","title":"Silver Needle","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silver Needle (Yinzhen)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fuding White Tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid March, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Panxi, Fuding, Fujian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yuanming Tea Garden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e baked doughnut, honeysuckle, roasted peanut, sweetgrass, cream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilver Needle is one of our all-time favorite teas, but not a tea we would recommend to beginners.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe beauty in this tea is in its subtlety, its consistency, and in its unmistakable Chaqi.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA session with this tea is conducive to a quiet, blissful mood, rather than an edge-of-the-seat rollercoaster experience one would get with a Dancong Oolong or young raw puer tea.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe Silver Needle has always been one of the most refined, exquisite, and alas, expensive teas available in the Chinese tea market, but one session with this excellently sourced tea should show you exactly why this is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dry leaves give off a heavy and savory nutty aroma backboned by its green vegetation, which when warmed releases sugary notes redolent of baked doughnuts and sweet overtones of honeysuckle.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen brewed, the leaves exude a rich and thick roasted peanut fragrance mixed with a little bit of sweetgrass.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe leaf aroma is anything but subtle!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brew is a pale yellow gold thick with tea down.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOn the tongue this tea is thick, but modest, in Chinese they use the term \u003cspan\u003e奶香\u003c\/span\u003e or cream flavor to describe a tea like this, and all the while the sweet honeysuckle remains present as a dominant flavor.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAround the third or fourth infusion, the vegetation returns thickening up the mouthfeel and giving a boost of sweet pea flower fragrance to the cup. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis years pick of Silver Needle is incredibly consistent and very early.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe buds are all very small, only a few centimeters in length, and as Qiu usually does, he has decided to leave the “scale leaf” attached to the bud.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis in his opinion (and ours!) creates a slightly sweeter Silver Needle than the pure bud versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\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;\"\u003eCheck out more of \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;\" title=\"Yuanming Fuding White Tea\" href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/collections\/yuanming-fujian-white-tea\"\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;\"\u003end take a crash course in general \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;\" title=\"A Crash Course in Fuding White Tea\" href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/blogs\/one-river-tea\/a-crash-course-in-fuding-white-tea-1\"\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":39926452846741,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g","offer_id":39926452879509,"sku":"","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":39926452912277,"sku":"","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/DryLeaves_40529d33-7198-443c-a9c3-50a9931d91fc.png?v=1684294312"},{"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":"osmanthus-white-tea-biscuit","title":"Flower Cracker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guihua White Tea (桂花白茶） \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType: \u003c\/strong\u003eShoumei, Fuding White tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Size\u003c\/strong\u003e: ~5g biscuits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion: \u003c\/strong\u003eDiantou, Fuding, Fujian, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eRock Sugar, Gardenia, Licorice, Osmanthus, Pine Sap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThese curious biscuits were sourced for us by our good friend Master Zhang.  As a man who enjoys experimental teas (see his Charcoal Roasted Tea Seeds) it is no surprise that these interesting pressed whites were on his radar.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe osmanthus shoumei tea biscuit has actual yellow and orange osmanthsu tree flowers in the tea.  The addition of guihua flowers in tea is seen all over China, stretching from this Fuding white tea, to Wuyi black tea, all the way up to Dragon Well Green tea in Hangzhou.  The fragrance of these flowers is unmistakable to one who know them, and they offer a delicate sweetness to any session.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eImmediately upon opening a biscuit, the osmanthus flower fragrance rises off the tea.  When warmed this fragrance is intensified, though pairs well with the more woodsy, pine sap notes of the white tea itself.  The brew is gold and the taste on the tongue is light and impossibly sweet.  As the tea wakes up, the infusions get thicker and thicker, with more and more of the \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe shoumei used for these biscuits is almost certainly made in the brown style, as opposed to the green shoumei's we offer.  For a more detailed analysis on the difference between the green and brown shoumei, you can check out our blog post about it!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Single (~5g)","offer_id":43676172157162,"sku":"","price":1.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Set of 5 (~25g)","offer_id":43676172124394,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/products\/WrapperCut.png?v=1666760134"},{"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":"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 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material, same maker, same press date.  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 as cold fruit on a summer's day.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eDespite this light refreshing quality 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":"1 Coin (~7g)","offer_id":44115616989418,"sku":"","price":1.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Coins 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the first few infusions smell like walking through a fruit market in spring, there are melon fragrances mixed with mint and thyme, a little sweetgrass and cedar wood mixed in there.  Every time we open the lid of the gaiwan, we can't help but smell the leaves.  As the session progresses, the leaves begin to exude more cracked black pepper and thick rose fragrances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brew begins to thicken up, while remaining a clear pale gold.  After a few infusions, this tea begins to coat the mouth and leaves a pleasant oily sensation on the tongue.  The tea retains a lot of high notes in the mouth despite the heavier fragrances issuing from the cup.  After a few more infusions, we forget to count, we realize how long-lasting this tea is, providing brew after brew of clean golden infusions, it's very difficult to oversteep, and so far we have not managed to steep this one out to completion.  Drink it fresh, or see how it matures with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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":44617496920298,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":44617496953066,"sku":null,"price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 Cake Tong (1000g)","offer_id":44617496985834,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/Cover.jpg?v=1717482668"},{"product_id":"mithril-orb-2024-bangdong-white","title":"Mithril 2025 Bangdong White Tea 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cake: same material, same maker, same press date.  We offer them individually or in sets of three.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a tea we were first introduced to in 2023.  On our way to the Bangdong Village to check out their grove of Gushu trees (See the NYC Tapwater cake), we passed though the smaller village of Matai, or Horse Terrace.  Lanjie mentioned that this has some of the best white tea in Eastern Lincang and described the thick silver needle, the fuzzy buds, and the melon taste to the tea.  While we skipped pressing it last year in favor of the Kuashan Shoumei material (See the Forbidden Fruit cake), we were excited to get our hands on some of this excellent white tea this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the leaves are so fuzzy, this tea takes some time to get going, delivering a few lightly colored sweet-water infusions before finding its true stride around the third infusion.   That said, the leaves on the first few 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age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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 Coin (~7g)","offer_id":44617498165482,"sku":"","price":1.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 Coin (~21g)","offer_id":44617498198250,"sku":"","price":3.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/MiniPhotosWrapped_0a4fdbeb-8512-48b7-ae10-437924ddc86f.png?v=1750402409"},{"product_id":"brown-river-2024","title":"Brown River 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea\u003c\/strong\u003e: Brown River 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e: 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What we got from other households were heirloom cultivar leaves at a range of sizes too large to make our intended tea. We then decided to process the tea as if it were shoumei, using the trays and racks usually reserved for red tea production. After almost two weeks of slow browning, we arrived at the following tea. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its heavy silver down, the local heirloom cultivar is well suited to be made as a white tea. Compared with Fuding brown shoumei, this tea is somewhat milder, yet still pleasantly sweet. It is a light tea that is good for a late night session, or as a substitute for a sugary drink at work. As a brown shoumei, this cake is now already approaching the peak of its sweetness and aroma, both of which should be enjoyed within the next two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"100g (1 Cake)","offer_id":44684704186602,"sku":"","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"500g (5 Cakes)","offer_id":44684704219370,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/8_1e0b23f1-21ae-4edf-87a6-0c31f90d29d5.png?v=1731385094"},{"product_id":"grandmother-mountain-2-4","title":"Grandmother Mountain 2.5","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 2025 King White Peony (Mudan Wang 牡丹王) \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 August 2025\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  Sugar Doughnuts, Cream, Cinnamon, Bee Balm, Stewed Nettles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a re-pressing of one of our most popular tea cakes, the Grandmother Mountain, an early spring pressing of some of Fuding's finest Mudan Wang, or King Peony.  The wrapper design was created by Anj from Gushu Studios, and we are just so in love with it, that we asked if we could use the same art for this beloved tea's re-pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese changes mean that this new Grandmother Mountain 2.5 is made of tea from a better point of origin, it has been pressed with intentionality in a smaller, more personal facility, and its flavors will change more dynamic over the next few years.  While 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 that reminds us of stewed greens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brew itself is a clean pale gold and while the liquor is thirst-quenching and savory in the mouth, it is also pleasantly thick.  This thickness is one of the key things we look for when sourcing white teas, as it is in our opinion what will allow a tea to age well, if it has a strong body, the fragrances will be absorbed into the tea soup itself instead of lingering purely on the leaves or in the 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":"Full Cake (100g)","offer_id":44738959180010,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":44738959212778,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tong (5 Cakes - 500g)","offer_id":44738959245546,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/frontwrapped_7b3d371b-fc71-4609-9034-2f37f5af3abe.png?v=1756264840"},{"product_id":"grandmother-mountain-2-5-minis","title":"Grandmother Mountain 2.5 | Minis","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 2025 King White Peony (Mudan Wang 牡丹王) \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 August 2025\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  Sugar Doughnuts, Cream, Cinnamon, Bee Balm, Stewed Nettles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThis item is a small 7 gram 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This thickness is one of the key things we look for when sourcing white teas, as it is in our opinion what will allow a tea to age well, if it has a strong body, the fragrances will be absorbed into the tea soup itself instead of lingering purely on the leaves or in the 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 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2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Panxi, Fuding, 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\u003cdiv\u003eThis wrapper was designed by a 12 year old tea lover by the name of James.  After listening to the Tea Soup podcast episode about designing tea cake wrappers, he was inspired to make a design and send it to us.  We were enchanted by the bamboo backdrop and the simple tea scene depicted; moreover, we were moved by the realization that tea is for everyone for the elderly, for the youth, for the emperors, for the common person, even for pandas.  We decided calling this tea cake \"Gatekeeper\" to remind us that tea needs no gatekeeping, keep that tea table open to all who would enjoy this most welcoming beverage.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFor all those who like James have listened to the white tea episodes of Tea Soup, you'll know just why we are so excited to press this gongmei tea cake.  Gongmei used to refer to a specific picking grade of white tea, but in 2018 this all changed, and now gongmei refers exclusively to the local heirloom tea cultivar of Fuding: known alternatively as Tucha, Caicha, or Bendi Cha.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAfter this regulation came about, a lot of farmers began tearing out their old heirloom bushes to plant row upon row of the more reliable Da Baohao cultivar.  While their number is fewer, the true heirloom tea gardens have not all gone the way of the Dodo, but continue to produce their ancient offerings.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\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\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Full Cake (200g)","offer_id":44739040968938,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":44739041001706,"sku":null,"price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Tong (5 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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":"2023-flower-cracker","title":"2023 Flower Cracker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green Shoumei + Tea 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Tea flowers, when used at all, are sometimes an ormanental addition to green tea,  but are almost never pressed with white tea. Their mild aroma cannot compete with osmanthus, jasmine, or chrysanthemum; When brewed in quantity, they likewise offer more bitterness than sweetness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePressed together with shoumei, however, they balance the white tea's base sweetness and add a vegetal florality that has bloomed into a complex mix of fruity and savory notes with aging. This is an experiment that proved to taste much better than \u003cem\u003eexperimental\u003c\/em\u003e. It is a white tea that is a welcome antidote to a winter sniffle or heavy yule time meal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"5 crackers (25 grams)","offer_id":44841562341610,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"20 crackers (100 grams)","offer_id":44841562374378,"sku":"","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/Bogwood_Whispers_1.png?v=1731384754"},{"product_id":"green-shoumei","title":"Green Shoumei","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea: \u003c\/strong\u003eGreen Shoumei (chuantong shoumei - 传统寿眉)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ganyang, Fuding, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducers:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Wu Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e cut grass, spring violets, bee pollen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIt mildly irks us that we need to call this tea ‘green shoumei’ instead of simply ‘shoumei’.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is a tea made in the traditional methods that creates a clean white tea with plenty of green leaves visible in the soup.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere was careful attention paid to the leaves as they withered and dried, the maker meticulously controlled the temperature and the rate of hydrolysis, which in turn preserved the chlorophyll and the sweet, vegetal green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen compared to the ‘brown shoumei’ counterpart, this is a different tea entirely, so much so that some people do not have a taste for real green shoumei anymore, preferring the more earthy and mellow notes of the brown stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUnlike our previous pressing, this time we have pressed an enlarged \u003cstrong\u003e200 gram cake\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Cake (200g)","offer_id":44937343533290,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tong (Five Cakes 1000g)","offer_id":44937343566058,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/FrontWrap_abdcf69c-7a53-45b5-9d3d-cc7cb85349c0.png?v=1739500375"},{"product_id":"bulang-arbor-white","title":"Bulang Arbor White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea\u003c\/strong\u003e: Arbor White (大树\/乔木白茶)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yan Sandan \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e2024 White Tea \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLocation: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eXishuangbanna Prefecture, Menghai County, Zhanglang Village\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eBerry, Peach, Floral, Cork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a spectrum of Yunnan white tea between astringent cardboard and fruit salad. This is safely on the fruit salad end of the spectrum. A relatively young white tea from old trees (80~ years), this tea offers Puer sweetness and an elderly tree mouthfeel with almost zero sharpness. The closest parallel we have experienced is blueberryish Hainan brown shoumei, but this particular white tea has a more enduring fragrance, thicker soup, and a slightly cork\/barky edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBada Mountain, a bastion of Bulang and Hanni culture for thousands of years.  With a pristine natural environment, thickly rooted small tree; tall and towering Gushu, groves of sheltered Dashu, this mountain has some gently powerful tea. Coming from these Dashu, this white tea was produced by Bulang local Yan Sandan. It is somewhere in pick size between Baimudan and Gongmei, and the surviving greenness in the final product is a testament to Yan's skill in an area where jet-black Yueguangbai is not uncommon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complexity of this tea makes Gongfu style an obvious first choice, but this is also a tea that stands up well in conventional \/ grandpa brewing. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"25g","offer_id":45043645186282,"sku":"","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g","offer_id":45043645219050,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":45043645251818,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/8_8fea0f82-fef9-4fba-bfa8-3cba260088de.png?v=1743496037"},{"product_id":"zhenghe-big-broom","title":"Big Broom White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wild Fu'an Dabai Broom Tea (荒野福安大白- 把把茶) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e White \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fujian, Zhenghe County\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shenghuan Factory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest: \u003c\/strong\u003eJune 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eCucumber, Cream, Fig, Red Dates, Nutmeg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile not as milky as other picks, this tea provides a rollercoaster of flavors that is not always present in white teas. 6-8 grams of this tea in your favorite ~100-120ml Gaiwan is what you need to get on this ride. Creamy and vegetal notes are dominant in the earlier infusions, before being taken over by fruitier notes closer to figs or red dates, while a more mineral, nutmeg like flavor radiates in the background. This is a tea you can and should brew harder and push further than you may usually do with white tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea's unique shape is a creative utilization of some of the Fu'an Dabai cultivar bushes that have become semi-wild due to less demand for white tea. We will post a video to show you how to enjoy it at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome 910 years ago, what is now Zhenghe County got its current name (政和 \"Rule Peaceful\") got its name thanks to the bud tea they sent to the Song Imperial Court that year - Year Zhenghe (1115) of Emperor Huizong.  Whether or not that tribute bud tea is what we now know as 'Silver Needles\" is a matter of debate, but the white tea of this region today is undebatably underrated. Directly inland from Fuding, and at a higher elevation than Fuding, the tea of this region matures later in the season, and sells cheaper, usually mislabeled as Fuding white tea. When processed right, however, tea from this region can offer creamy and fruity flavors that go beyond what is prized in Fuding white tea. It is worth a try.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"1 Bundle (~30 grams)","offer_id":45516065177834,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 Bundles (~90 grams)","offer_id":45516065210602,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/72.png?v=1755260333"},{"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, 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\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":"milk-white-tea-dumpling","title":"Milk White Tea Dumpling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Milk White Dumpling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWild Fu'an Dabai White Tea (荒野福安大白茶) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest: \u003c\/strong\u003eApril 2025 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fujian, Zhenghe County\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shenghuan Factory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eMilk, Vanilla, Basil Flowers, Cinnamon, Cucumber\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe dry bundles exude a fragrance of cream and vanilla, something that reminds us more of an aged silver needle rather than a freshly made shoumei.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen brewed, these fragrances transform into the more expected vegetal fragrance, but there is still an aura of milk that surrounds the leaves. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSince the leaves are larger, thicker, and the stems are more plentiful, this tea can take a little time waking up when brewed, but it is surprisingly long-lasting, offering up to ten excellent infusions.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe tea soup is a clear, light gold, and the milky fragrances founding the dry leaves are also present in the tea soup itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe taste of this tea on the tongue is unmistakably milky, with notes of herbs and flowers, like blooming basil, slight cinnamon, and cucumber rind.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe tea is pleasantly thick on the tongue, coating the mouth with an oily afterglow between infusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhile we have tried out most brewing methods (gaiwan, boiling, cold brewing, bowl brewing), we have found the best results when brewing this tea in the largest available vessel for an extended period of time (200+ml for 2-3 minutes).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCold brewing is also ideal for this tea, as it allows the leaves the time and space they need to fully steep and open up.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe personally like the surprise factor of brewing these teas in a regular gaiwan and wrestling with the large leaves and stems all session, its a fun break from the normal compliance of standard obedient teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome 910 years ago, What is now Zhenghe County got its current name (政和 \"Rule Peaceful\") got its name thanks to the bud tea they sent to the Song Imperial Court that year - Year Zhenghe (1115) of Emperor Huizong.  Whether or not that tribute bud tea is what we now know as 'Silver Needles\" is a matter of debate, but the whire tea of this region today is undebatably underrated. Directly inland from Fuding, and at a higher elevation than Fuding, the tea of this region matures later in the season.  When processed right, tea from this region can offer creamy and fruity flavors that go beyond what is prized in Fuding white tea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"1 Dumpling (~5 grams)","offer_id":45541134369002,"sku":null,"price":1.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Dumplings (~15 grams)","offer_id":45541134401770,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/DSCF9974.jpg?v=1758687587"},{"product_id":"milk-white-tea-bundle","title":"Milk White Tea Bundle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Milk White Bundle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWild Fu'an Dabai White Tea (荒野福安大白茶) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest: \u003c\/strong\u003eApril 2022 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fujian, Zhenghe County\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shenghuan Factory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eMilk, Vanilla, Basil Flowers, Cinnamon, Jujubes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea is made of the same material as the smaller bundles, Milk White Tea Dumplings, except aged for three years.  The bundles are better for larger brewing amounts, cold brewing, or long workday \/ road trip thermos brews where a simple single tea is needed to see the day through, one that wont oversteep and always brew up nicely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe dry bundles exude a fragrance of cream and vanilla, something that reminds us more of an aged silver needle, as they are passing the three year mark of age, there is a sweet medicinal twist to the fragrance when compared to the 2025 tea dumplings.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen brewed, these fragrances transform into the more expected medicinal notes, but there is still an aura of milk that surrounds the leaves. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSince the leaves are larger, thicker, and the stems are more plentiful, this tea can take a little time waking up when brewed, but it is surprisingly long-lasting, offering up to ten excellent infusions.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe tea soup is a clear, light gold, and the milky fragrances founding the dry leaves are also present in the tea soup itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe taste of this tea on the tongue is unmistakably milky, with notes of herbs and flowers, like blooming basil, slight cinnamon, and jujubes.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe tea is pleasantly thick on the tongue, coating the mouth with an oily afterglow between infusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhile the Milk White Tea Dumplings work better for solo brewing, gaiwan brewing, and standard methods, these bundles go further and break the mold.  When we first saw someone brew a bundle like this, they simply took it in two hands and broke it in half!  The second time, the lady had a special bottle for brewing these long beautiful leaves. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe prefer making sun tea or cold brew with this tea, simply adding it to a large bottle of luke-warm water and leaving it in the sun for a few hours, then refrigerating overnight.  Alternatively, we have thrown a whole bundle into a thermos just large enough to fit the large leaves and proceeded to fill it up with boiling water throughtout the day to great effect.  Still more, if the shock factor is desired to impress some friends, we also enjoy unfurling the bundles and brewing it in a gaiwan for show.  The choice is yours, and be bold enought o break some rules with this tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome 910 years ago, What is now Zhenghe County got its current name (政和 \"Rule Peaceful\") got its name thanks to the bud tea they sent to the Song Imperial Court that year - Year Zhenghe (1115) of Emperor Huizong.  Whether or not that tribute bud tea is what we now know as 'Silver Needles\" is a matter of debate, but the whire tea of this region today is undebatably underrated. Directly inland from Fuding, and at a higher elevation than Fuding, the tea of this region matures later in the season.  When processed right, tea from this region can offer creamy and fruity flavors that go beyond what is prized in Fuding white tea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"1 Bundle (~10 grams)","offer_id":45541134500074,"sku":null,"price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Bundles (~30 grams)","offer_id":45541134532842,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/DSCF9969.jpg?v=1758687619"},{"product_id":"baikeng-caicha-wnter-2026-solidarity-cake","title":"Baikeng Caicha: Winter 2026 Solidarity Cake","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Baikeng Caicha Cake Solidarity Cake (200g)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e White Tea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2025 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fuding City, Guanyang Township, Baikeng Village\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:  Sugar Snap Pea, Sugar Cane, Vegetal, Mineral.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis is the second iteration of our cost-transparent, profit-sharing solidarity cakes. Going forward, we will aim to release one per season, aimed at relatively struggling producers. In this case, we worked with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/collections\/wu-family\"\u003eWu Family\u003c\/a\u003e, a small family attic operation on the periphery of an already \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/blogs\/tea-making\/fuding-white-tea-city-at-the-crossroads\"\u003estruggling Fuding\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis cake was made from the heirloom stock (Caicha) of heterogenous bushes that grew in the area before modern cultivars like \u003cem\u003eDabai\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDahao\u003c\/em\u003e were propagated. Baikeng Village has been home to Wu Shiwei and his tea-growing aunt and grandfather before him.  Although by no means a famous village, the family was one of many to grow tea there since the 1950's. Up until around the new millennium, that meant mostly making red tea for export. The white tea boom let Shiwei quit his job coal-mining up in Shanxi, and he has stayed on despite the recent market downturn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis family's caicha's were one of the first we drank, but they have never been sold on here before. Refreshing and vegetal, heirloom teas like these are not always sweet or creamy in the same way as modern cultivars covered in fuzzy down. This one is, however, robustly fragrant, uniquely sweet, and without any of the unpleasant sourness or bitterness that can come with fresh teas made from such materials. It is a simply good and straightforward tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransparent Price Break Down:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIncluding raw material, pressing, and packaging, the cakes cost in total 4920 RMB. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eEach cake costs us about $7.05 USD (￥49.20) to make 100 cakes of 200 grams, of which we plan to sell 95. \u003c\/span\u003eIf we sell this tea at $28 per cake (a 3.9x markup), we have enough money to cover our costs and labor and split the total sale revenue 50\/50 rest of the revenue back with the Wu Family. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFor each of the 95 cakes sold, the Wu's will get $7.05 USD up front and $6.95 afterwards, for a total of 14 dollars.  Once all the cakes are sold, they can expect another total pay-out of roughly 4601 RMB, and we can likewise take home the same amount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45790074044650,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/FrontWrapped_79b8840e-bf33-4a22-b8a1-9740753fcbe5.png?v=1769182775"},{"product_id":"baikeng-caicha-winter-2026-solidarity-cracker","title":"Baikeng Caicha: Winter 2026 Solidarity Cracker","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Baikeng Caicha Cake Solidarity Cracker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e White Tea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring 2025 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fuding City, Guanyang Township, Baikeng Village\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:  Sugar Snap Pea, Sugar Cane, Vegetal, Mineral.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis is a 5 gram, single serving tea cracker made of the same material as the  baikeng Caicha solidarity cake. which\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the second iteration of our cost-transparent, profit-sharing solidarity cakes. Going forward, we will aim to release one per season, aimed at relatively struggling producers. In this case, we worked with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/collections\/wu-family\"\u003eWu Family\u003c\/a\u003e, a small family attic operation on the periphery of an already \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/blogs\/tea-making\/fuding-white-tea-city-at-the-crossroads\"\u003estruggling Fuding\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis cracker was made from the heirloom stock (Caicha) of heterogenous bushes that grew in the area before modern cultivars like \u003cem\u003eDabai\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDahao\u003c\/em\u003e were propagated. Baikeng Village has been home to Wu Shiwei and his tea-growing aunt and grandfather before him.  Although by no means a famous village, the family was one of many to grow tea there since the 1950's. Up until around the new millennium, that meant mostly making red tea for export. The white tea boom let Shiwei quit his job coal-mining up in Shanxi, and he has stayed on despite the recent market downturn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis family's caicha's were one of the first we drank, but they have never been sold on here before. Refreshing and vegetal, heirloom teas like these are not always sweet or creamy in the same way as modern cultivars covered in fuzzy down. This one is, however, robustly fragrant, uniquely sweet, and without any of the unpleasant sourness or bitterness that can come with fresh teas made from such materials. It is a simply good and straightforward tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo support the profit sharing project, please check out the full caicha cake and read about the transparent Price Break Down on that page.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45810802327786,"sku":null,"price":0.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/CrackerWrapped_cceb7a09-2a11-4de9-ad0a-137e23f739aa.png?v=1769184034"},{"product_id":"temenos-bada-white-tea","title":"Temenos | Bada White Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea\u003c\/strong\u003e: Temenos | Bada White Tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType: \u003c\/strong\u003eArbor White (乔木白茶)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yan Sandan \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest: \u003c\/strong\u003eApril 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLocation: \u003c\/strong\u003eZhanglang Village, Bada Mountain, \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eXishuangbanna\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:  \u003c\/strong\u003eHoney, Cantaloupe, Cream, Berries, Lily Flowers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis year, as we were all down in the Bada mountain hiking, eating, and drinking tea with San Dan, Alex, Xiaoyan, and Derek all sat down for a few long afternoons sampling different white teas from different parts of the mountain, tea produced from different aged trees, and we all talked about what flavors we preferred.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThrough those protracted tea sessions, we came out with this pick of spring tea from a higher elevation plot a little deeper in the mountains than the tea we carried in its loose form last year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen the leaves are placed in the warmed gaiwan, we get berry fragrances sweet with a healthy mix of florals.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThese fragrances become sweeter when brewed giving off fresh melon aromas.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThese fragrances will change with age, but we appreciated the bright notes in this young leaf material, and enjoy drinking it now. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe brew is a bright gold that tastes like watered honey.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe floral notes come across very clearly in the brew.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere is a slight mentholating sensation in the tongue after a few infusions. There is a delicate creaminess that carries on through the sessions with the melon notes remaining the dominant fruit fragrance.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis tea will get more complex and spicy as the tea ages in the fashion of Yunnan whites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBada Mountain, a bastion of Bulang and Hanni culture for thousands of years.  With a pristine natural environment, thickly rooted small tree; tall and towering Gushu, groves of sheltered Dashu, this mountain has some gently powerful tea. Coming from these Dashu, this white tea was produced by Bulang local Yan Sandan. It is somewhere in pick size between Baimudan and Gongmei, and the surviving greenness in the final product is a testament to Yan's skill in an area where jet-black Yueguangbai is not uncommon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complexity of this tea makes Gongfu style an obvious first choice, but this is also a tea that stands up well in conventional \/ grandpa brewing. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":46046339105002,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full Cake (200g)","offer_id":46046339137770,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tong - 5 Cakes (1000g)","offer_id":46046339170538,"sku":null,"price":126.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/Frontcakewrapper.png?v=1779333688"},{"product_id":"temenos-bada-white-tea-mini","title":"Temenos | Bada White Tea Mini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea\u003c\/strong\u003e: Temenos | Bada White Tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType: \u003c\/strong\u003eArbor White (乔木白茶)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yan Sandan \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest: \u003c\/strong\u003eApril 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLocation: \u003c\/strong\u003eZhanglang Village, Bada Mountain, \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eXishuangbanna\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:  \u003c\/strong\u003eHoney, Cantaloupe, Cream, Berries, Lily Flowers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis year, as we were all down in the Bada mountain hiking, eating, and drinking tea with San Dan, Alex, Xiaoyan, and Derek all sat down for a few long afternoons sampling different white teas from different parts of the mountain, tea produced from different aged trees, and we all talked about what flavors we preferred.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThrough those protracted tea sessions, we came out with this pick of spring tea from a higher elevation plot a little deeper in the mountains than the tea we carried in its loose form last year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen the leaves are placed in the warmed gaiwan, we get berry fragrances sweet with a healthy mix of florals.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThese fragrances become sweeter when brewed giving off fresh melon aromas.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThese fragrances will change with age, but we appreciated the bright notes in this young leaf material, and enjoy drinking it now. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe brew is a bright gold that tastes like watered honey.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe floral notes come across very clearly in the brew.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere is a slight mentholating sensation in the tongue after a few infusions. There is a delicate creaminess that carries on through the sessions with the melon notes remaining the dominant fruit fragrance.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis tea will get more complex and spicy as the tea ages in the fashion of Yunnan whites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBada Mountain, a bastion of Bulang and Hanni culture for thousands of years.  With a pristine natural environment, thickly rooted small tree; tall and towering Gushu, groves of sheltered Dashu, this mountain has some gently powerful tea. Coming from these Dashu, this white tea was produced by Bulang local Yan Sandan. It is somewhere in pick size between Baimudan and Gongmei, and the surviving greenness in the final product is a testament to Yan's skill in an area where jet-black Yueguangbai is not uncommon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complexity of this tea makes Gongfu style an obvious first choice, but this is also a tea that stands up well in conventional \/ grandpa brewing. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"1 Cracker (~8g)","offer_id":46046773248234,"sku":null,"price":1.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Crackers (~24g)","offer_id":46046773281002,"sku":null,"price":3.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/Frontcrackerwrapper.png?v=1779342740"},{"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 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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 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