Old Master Baozhong(2026 Pick Available)

$25.00

Size

50g

Quantity

Old Master Baozhong

**This year we were only able to get 1800g of this legendary tea so we will be limiting orders to ONLY ONE BAG PER CUSTOMER. If you order more we will have to send you a refund.

***This is not a tea for beginners! It has some edges and is a journey. If you have never had Baozhong before, it is much better to start with the Competition Baozhong!

2026 marks the 8th year in a row that we have been have been lucky enough to carry this wonderful tea. 2026’s pick is no different than any of the many years that we have been lucky enough to drink this legendary Baozhong. It is a spectacular mix of fresh grass, buttery floral and lingering sweet fruit. There is a good reason that ‘connections’ are the only way to get this tea.

Made by Wang You Li, one of our favorite tea masters in Pinglin, this BaoZhong is deep, rich, sweet and full. Processed in the old style with all the perfections and imperfections intact, this is a connoisseur's tea. Every year, we are only able to get a small amount of the limited production run of this amazing tea. It is requested by so many that it is rationed. We are proud every year to be able to share with people outside of Taiwan!

**This tea is produced in very small amounts and is released to the email list first.**

Elevation: 400-500m

Status: Certified Organic

Cultivar: JinXuan, QinXin

Season: Spring, 2026

Oxidization: 10%,

Method: Hand/Machine picked, processed on site, very small batch

Region: Pinglin, New Taipei City

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 2 minutes. Lasts 2-3 steeps.

More like a green oolong

Not at all the taste profile described —taste was distinctly green oolong not deep or rich. Very disappointed
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2025 Old Master Baozhong

Spring 2025 has yielded an EXCEPTIONAL Old Master Baozhong!! Thankful to experience such an excellent tea!

-Baozhong-
Brief (5-10 seconds) steeps in 90 Celsius water.
Liquor is almost clear with a pale and light yellow color that has a hint of greenish hue.
Taste is smooth, buttery, and has a gentle sweet aftertaste with a floral note.
Medium mouthfeel with stickiness around the lips, no astringency.
Wet leaves are freshly green with a mix of medium dan dark tones of green, giving off a slightly sweet funky-fruity-floral aroma.
Flavor strength starts to mellow down by the 4th infusion, thus best to steep longer from here onwards.
A longer (1-minute) steep gives a deeper yellow hue to the liquor color and a longer finish on the aftertaste, and still no astringency, though you'll notice there is a slight 'green-taste' note there.
Overall, this is a flavorful baozhong with a clean taste.

Wonderful Tea

This baozhong is very fresh, sweet and full. Great quality tea as always.

Interesting umami packed oolong

This is pretty interesting and quite unlike other baozhongs I have tried. The dry leaf smells grassy with a buttery shortbread note. The wet leaves have a notable marine umami scent (I may be mad but I can't shake that it smells like salmon to me), floral tones and a hint of passion fruit. The liquor is umami in a seaweedy sort of way merging with buttery, floral and sweet flavours. The after taste is very fresh majoring on the floral notes. Overall, quite different from other baozhongs and I've had. Very tasty and whilst the tasting notes I've given might sound discordant it comes together well.

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