Bird Planted Shanlinxi Red

A special one, this tea was made by our friends on Shanlinxi using the wild grown material of naturally seed planted tea trees in the forest surrounding their tea garden. These trees are of indeterminate age and cultivar and some of them are pretty big! Our friends began picking limited amounts of this tea and making it into a beautiful Yunnan style black tea about 10 years ago, but the cost and uniqueness of this carefully hand crafted tea hasn't found a market in Taiwan.

It might here.

The taste is similar to an old growth Yunnan Black Tea in the upfront, with rich red fruit strength and a generous serving of the rooted wildness that comes from forest grown teas. The midmouth is smooth and flowing to an aftertaste that varies from soft sugarcane, to ripe fruit, to sour plum based on the water temperature, length of steep and mood of the brewer. 

They have intentionally created an unorthodox, powerful, and rare brew more similar to old growth Chinese black teas than anything in Taiwan. We have never had a Taiwanese tea quite like this one.

**Remember to take time and brew this one with intention. It has different flavors each time it is brewed.

Elevation: 1600m

Status: Wild Forest Grown

Cultivar: QinXin Seeds 

Oxidization: 95%

Season: Summer, 2016

Method: Hand picked, processed on site, small batch

Region: Shanlinxi, Nantou

Recommend Brewing Style:

Gong Fu Style: 3-5g per 100ml, ~95C water, 30, 45, 60 then add 5-10 seconds steeps in gaiwan. Lasts 4-5+ steeps.

Western Style: 3g per 100ml, ~95c water for 3 minutes. Lasts 2-3 steeps.