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2014 Aged Shou Mei White Tea is a traditional Fuding white tea that has been naturally aged for over 10 years, allowing time to transform its flavor and character. Made from Fuding Da Bai and Da Hao tea cultivars and crafted through traditional sun-drying methods, this tea develops a deeper aroma, smoother texture, and richer sweetness through years of natural aging.

Compared with fresh white teas that highlight floral freshness and brightness, aged Shou Mei offers a warmer and more mature expression of white tea. Its gentle aged aroma reveals notes of dried herbs, aged wood, and sweet hay, while the tea liquor becomes soft, silky, and mellow with a long-lasting sweet finish.

Pressed into convenient 5g tea cakes, each serving is easy to brew without measuring. Whether enjoyed during a quiet afternoon, after a meal, or as a daily calming ritual, this aged white tea offers a comforting and refined tea experience.

Introduction:
This Ripe Puer Tea is meticulously selected from the autumn harvest of 2020. Plucked from high-altitude tea gardens in Mengku Town, Lincang City, Yunnan Province, at elevations of over 1200 meters, this tea is made from high-quality one-bud-three-leaf material. After three years of aging, it exudes a rich, aged aroma with notes of wood, earth, and smokiness. Its balanced, mellow flavor leaves a lingering sweetness on the palate, accompanied by subtle fruity and floral undertones.

Reasons to Recommend:

• Special Processing Technique: The "wet piling" (wo dui) process is a crucial fermentation step in crafting ripe Puer tea. It involves piling sun-dried tea leaves to a certain height, sprinkling them with water, and covering them with burlap to ferment under warm and humid conditions for about 24 hours. Once the leaves reach the desired level of transformation, they are spread out to dry.
• Three Years of Aging: The aging of Puer tea is a natural process of oxidation and microbial fermentation. During this time, polyphenols, amino acids, and other chemical compounds in the tea gradually transform, developing new aromas and flavors. Ripe Puer tea further develops complex aromas and a smoother texture through aging.
• High-Mountain Tea Gardens: Grown in high-altitude tea gardens at around 1200 meters, this tea thrives in an environment where lush vegetation, organic-rich soil, and extreme daily temperature fluctuations enhance the accumulation of flavorful compounds in the leaves.

Oxidation Level: Fully fermented
Roasting Level: None
Processing Time: Spring 2020
Best Before Date: Suitable for long-term storage
Tea Variety: Yunnan Big Leaf

This 2018 Liubao Dark Tea comes from Liubao Town, Guangxi, one of the most renowned origins of traditional Chinese dark tea. Made from high-quality one-bud-three-leaf material and crafted through classic Liubao tea techniques, it has been naturally aged for years, allowing the tea to gradually develop a deeper and smoother character.

Through years of transformation, the tea has evolved from its original freshness into a more mature expression. Its aroma reveals earthy notes of aged wood, forest floor, and dried herbs, with a subtle sweetness developed through natural aging. The tea liquor is rich yet gentle, offering a smooth texture, mellow fermented depth, and a refreshing cooling sensation that lingers after each sip.

Liubao tea is one of China’s traditional dark teas with a history of hundreds of years. Its unique character comes from the combination of regional terroir, traditional craftsmanship, and time. This 2018 aged Liubao presents the warmth, depth, and refined smoothness that define a well-matured dark tea.

Fuding Gongmei White Tea offers an authentic taste of traditional Fuding white tea, crafted in Fujian’s renowned white tea region using time-honored techniques of slow withering and natural sun-drying. Made from the local “cai cha” tea variety, this tea reflects the classic character of Gongmei with its smooth texture, gentle sweetness, and balanced depth.

Unlike delicate silver needle teas that can feel too subtle for beginners, Gongmei offers a fuller yet approachable flavor profile. It carries the freshness of white tea while developing a soft sweetness and mellow character that makes it enjoyable from the first cup. Over time, proper storage allows its flavor to become smoother and more refined, making it a tea that can be appreciated both now and in the years ahead.

Pressed into convenient 5g loose-leaf cakes, each serving is easy to brew without measuring, making it perfect for everyday enjoyment at home, at work, or while traveling. For those looking to explore authentic Fuding white tea, Gongmei provides a balanced introduction with excellent value.