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Handmade teapot Gong Chun style from...
Dou Li style, wide and low profile double fired clay Jianshui handmade...
These ya bao are picked from the wild purple tea trees varietal Zi Ya in...
First grade, although fairly large leaf , harvested from tea gardens in...
Handmade , double fired at around 1200C in gas kiln, Xi Shi shaped...
Handmade Huaning Pottery double fired and glazed Gaiwan. This " Galaxy -...
Medium oxidized and medium light roasted oolong from organic tea...
Medium oxidized Taiwanese gaba oolong. This one is close to the red side...
紫芽
Purple Sprout " Zi Ya " : young leaves of tea trees that have been exposed
to more than the usual amount of sunlight,
causing them to turn purple, a tendency that,
while it may or may not improve tea quality in general,
is intentionally used in some pu’ercha (普洱茶) cakes;
confusingly, this is also used for a naturally occurring mutation first ...
紫芽
Purple Sprout " Zi Ya " : young leaves of tea trees that have been exposed
to more than the usual amount of sunlight,
causing them to turn purple, a tendency that,
while it may or may not improve tea quality in general,
is intentionally used in some pu’ercha (普洱茶) cakes;
confusingly, this is also used for a naturally occurring mutation first noticed in Wuyishan (武夷山) where high huaqingsu (花青素) content yields a purple leaf color
An interesting piece of 250g brick from good old comrades. The purple tea leafs were pressed and stored in Menghai for few years , then in Kunming , so it has a slight touch of wet storage but rather pleasant. ( not like HK or GZ storage ). Well balanced tea liquor is soft and offers pleasant fruity sweet mouthfeel with touch of "Mei Zi" - the Chinese plum.
Flowers from wild tea trees of purple " zi ya " varietal growing at Big Snow Mountain in Yong De area. Brewing simply in jar and wait for flowers to open. By taste it reminds the Ye Sheng Zi Ya Ya Bao but with gentle bitterness giving an impression of the actual tea , rather than ya bao.
Spring purple varietal tea leaves Zi Ya harvested from medium size trees growing on Big Snow Mountain in Yongde county, processed as a black tea with accurate light roast in order to reduce excessive herbal taste ( typical for purple varietal ) yet preserve the original fruity-camomile notes which makes this tea significantly distinguishable from others....
These ya bao are picked from the wild purple tea trees varietal Zi Ya in Bangdong - Lincang. Flowery and fruity scent with touch of pine trees in aroma from brewed buds. The taste is gentle , as expected from yabao , but noticeable sweet with gentle peach notes in aftertaste.