Water Sprite ~ Shui Xian 2023

Water Sprite // Narcissus // Shui Xian 
Wuyi Rock Tea or Yancha
Chinese Dark Roasted Oolong
From Tian Xin yan, Inner Zhengyan area, Wuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China.

25g Tin
or
Zero Waste Refill (compostable bag) with discount code: REFILL

This tea is organically grown!

For many years this type of Oolong has a firm household favourite in China.
Its large loosely twisted leaves of auburn and woody dark tones give a high fragrances of cinnamon and sweet roast. The wet leaf is beautifully dark and slick with big aromas, the tea soup is a rose gold to coppery tone with satisfying stone fruit and roasty aromas. A thick mouthfeel and the  flavour experience is smooth and sweet with a roasted depth and juicy stone fruits that are very long lasting. This tea is suitable for aging, you will find that the roasted notes may mellow over time.

The Tian Xin yan area is where this tea grows translated as Heavens Heart Rock. The age of this Shui Xian garden and its tea bushes is about 60 years old.

Harvested in Spring by the Chen Family. The leaves have then undergone a 3 times medium roasted bake following traditional charcoal roasting techniques using litchi wood, each roast lasting between 16-22 hours, being carefully and skilfully processed in Wuyishan.

Brew Guide Per Cup:
Tea 1 teaspoon (3-4g)
Water 85-90ºc // 300ml
Time 2-3 minutes
Reinfuse leaves x 3 to personal taste.

Brew Guide - Gong Fu Style:
Tea 3-5g
Water per 100ml
At 90ºc for the rinse & 1st infusion,
85ºc for the following 3 infusions,
80ºc when the leaves have fully opened up.
Time 20 seconds + recommended but adjust to personal taste.