Winter buds only, picked from wild old tea trees growing at 2,000 m in the jungle of the sacred Tay Con Linh massif. A white tea finished by drying in the shade.
A clear, rounded and refined sweetness, with a pleasant hawthorn-like acidity. An aroma reminiscent of citrus blossom carries the essence of the mountain, quietly.
Cultivar: unidentified (wild old trees) / Tree age: 300–500 years (estimated) / Process: picking → shade drying → drying
5 g of leaf / 100 cc of water / 95°C / 2 minutes / 5–6 infusions
Caffeine: 0.3 g per 100 g of dry leaf (measured by chromatography) Strikingly low next to tea leaf generally, which runs about 2–4 g per 100 g. Gentle enough for the evening.
