Dear tea lovers,
In this season’s subscription box, we are going to introduce a few interesting black teas and an exquisite white tea.
White tea is a very neutral tea that most people seem to enjoy all year round regardless of the weather. Therefore we are always in search of a good white tea. This year we found this amazing Bai Mu Dan from Tai Mu Mountain in Fuding, China. Fuding is very well known for white teas, and the best ones are usually from the high elevation region of Tai Mu Mountain. This exquisite Bai Mu Dan is from a biodynamic farm using traditional craftsmanship that includes both sun withering and indoor withering. As a result, this tea is very clean with amazing fragrances. Finish with a very nice minty in the mouth but warmth in the stomach.
Boseong Black Tea has been one of our most popular black teas in the shop. The farmer uses early pick with very delicate materials for our Boseong black tea, which is not common to use for black tea. We asked the farmer to send us some of the regular Boseong black tea to compare, and we’re putting it in this tea subscription box so you can compare and see.
The Regular Boseong Black Tea uses slightly mature leaves and our Boseong Black uses only the bud and very young leaves. Both teas are very enjoyable, you might notice the slight differences when you brew in a larger pot or in a mug. But when you brew them in gongfu style, the differences are quite noticeable. Our Boseong black tea has more sweetness and floral notes, the liquid also feels more delicate. Try it yourself and see if you can tell which one is our Boseong black tea.
Lapsang Souchong originates from Tong Mu Guan reserve region in Wuyi Mountain, China. When people talk about Lapsang Souchong, the first thing that comes to mind is the smoky taste. Traditionally, Lapsang Souchong has to be smoked in a special smokehouse called Qing Lou, or the “Green House”. The tea will be placed in the “Green House” where they will be withering and roasting. The farmer would burn the local pine at the lower level and let it smolder the whole “Green House”. That is how the smoky taste got into the tea, so that it has a good balance of smokiness and tea taste.
Nowadays the cutting of the local pine is prohibited in the Tong Mu Guan reserve area. The farmers can only use pine that they cut from the past or pick up the broken pine branches from the ground. In addition, Jin Jun Mei and other new varieties of non-smoked black tea have become more popular. Most of the Lapsang Souchong nowadays are no longer smoked. In this subscription box we put in a smoked Lapsang Souchong that we think is a very good example to showcase the craftsmanship and a Floral Lapsang Souchong which is the non-smoked version.
Happy sipping and hope you enjoy this subscription box!