Aged Mandarin Peel with White Tea
The Shou Mei white tea is harvested and produced in the village of Xian Pu situated at the southwest side of Fu Ding city in Fu Jian province, China. The area features high forest coverage and biodiversity. Tea plantations are loosly managed amoung natural forest and features. A sub-tropical monsoon climate leads to mild winters and summers with sufficient light and rainfall. Tea plantations are scattered across mountains that are ranging from 600-750m in altitude.
The aged mandarin peel come from the Xin Hui city or Guang Dong province, where it is conventionaly consumed for its multiple health benefits. Combined together, it makes a cooling and healthy beverage. The infusion tends to go from a golden yellow colour to deeper amber tone. It features a soft and mellow mouthfeel, a round body featuring tones of citus fruits, aged wood that resembles autumn leaves and dried herbs.
For aging and storage, seal the tea packaging with a proper clip and store within a container that will conceal it from light, moisture and odors. Store in somewhere cool and dry, avoid any cross contamination with other smells.
Character
- Origin: Fu Ding City, Fu Jian Province (Shou Mei) + Xin Hui City, Guang Dong province (Mandarin)
- Produced in: 2016, 8 yrs naturally aged
- Type: White/ Shou Mei/ Blended
- Character: Natural mellowness of aged white tea infused with cooling citrus flavour.
Brewing Recommendation
Water Temperature: 90-95 °C
Kung Fu Style:
- Tea-Water Ratio: 1g:25ml
- Amount of Tea: 5 g tea + 0.5 - 1.5 g mandarin, the amount of mandarin peel can be adjust accordingly depends on personal likings.
- Infusion Time: 40 s for the first infusion, 20-30 s for the second - fourth infusion, increase by 5-10 s for the subsequent brews. Repeat for 6-10 times until flavour fades out.
Regular Brewing:
- For infusion in a tea cup, thermo or bigger tea pot, experiment with a tea-water ration between 1-100 and 1-200
- Start by using around 4 g (i.e. 3.5g tea +0.5g mandarin) for a tea pot that is round 600 ml and infuse for 4-5 minutes. Adjust accordingly based on your personal taste and preference.
Volume
Single Serving: 6.5 g (1.5 g aged orange peel + 5 g white tea)