{"title":"The Tea","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverything we carry, in one place. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRock tea from the cliffs of Wuyishan. White tea from Fuding. Black tea from Tongmu, where black tea was invented. Green tea picked this spring, and pu’er meant to be kept for years. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2025-butterflies-love-peony-white-50g-canned","title":"2025 Butterflies Love Peony White – 50g Canned x2","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZhenghe high mountain at 1,000 metres. Pronounced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003earoma — flowers first, fruit behind — and a clean \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esweetness through the middle. This was the factory \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emanager's own reserve; two years passed without a lot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe thought good enough to release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e90°C \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eW A T E R \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5g \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL E A F \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e110ml \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eV E S S E L\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm the vessel with hot water and discard it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo rinse — nothing here needs washing, and the first pour is already worth drinking. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteep to this schedule — 30 s · 10 s · 15 s · 20s, lengthening from the fifth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung white tea scalds easily. If the liquor tastes flat and hay-like, your water was too hot — drop to 85 °C and pour down the wall of the gaiwan, not onto the buds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold brew: 5 g in a 500 ml bottle, 6–8 hours in the fridge. The sweetness comes forward and the down turns silky. Yields 7–8 infusions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46272842104968,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/02B817E0-4806-4D6B-A542-7212D8E15E08.jpg?v=1785850577"},{"product_id":"2026-nine-dragon-spiral-tea-50g-canned","title":"2026 Nine\nDragon Spiral Tea – 50g Canned","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeaf curled tight into spirals under a full coat of down; the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edry aroma is sugarcane sweetness over clean orchid. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe liquor runs bright and fuzzy, sugarcane sweetness \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecarrying through the throat, orchid, chestnut and downy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enotes arriving in layers, with no astringency late on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e85–95°C \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eW A T E R\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3g \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL E A F\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTall glass \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eV E S S E L\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm the vessel with hot water and discard it. No rinse — nothing here needs washing, and the first pour is already worth drinking. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteep to this schedule — top up when a third remains.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir instruction, not ours: this cultivar takes hotter water than most green tea, but boiling will scald the buds. Light hands wake the mountain aroma; heavy hands bury it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave the glass uncovered. Trapped steam is what makes green tea taste stewed. Yields 5–6 infusions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46272843153544,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/3F4B5060-AE86-4455-9D50-6ABD8C499FB3.jpg?v=1785851678"},{"product_id":"2022-bing-bing-mei-aged-shoumei-50g","title":"2022 “Bing Bing Mei”\nAged Shoumei – 175g","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Zhenghe white with a marked cooling sensation on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efinish. Built as an everyday drinker: forgiving brewed hot, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand very good cold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eORIGIN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZhenghe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCooling finish; built as an everyday drinker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage 2022.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e95°C \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eW A T E R\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5g \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL E A F\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e110ml \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eV E S S E L\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWarm the vessel with hot water and discard it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNo rinse — nothing here needs washing, and the first pour is already worth drinking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSteep to this schedule — 30 s · 10 s · 15 s · 20s, lengthening from the fifth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYoung white tea scalds easily. If the liquor tastes flat and hay-like, your water was too hot — drop to 85 °C and pour down the wall of the gaiwan, not onto the buds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eExcellent cold. 5 g to 500 ml, overnight — the cooling note doubles. Yields 7–8 infusions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"175g Canned","offer_id":46272852197512,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1,000g Tinned","offer_id":46272852230280,"sku":null,"price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/99DF790E-8FF9-4F8F-87CB-09042A511E1C.jpg?v=1785852242"},{"product_id":"2019-milky-wild-shoumei-125g","title":"2019 “Milky” Wild\nShoumei – 125g","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbandoned wild large-leaf Shoumei from high mountain, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebushes now over three metres and never picked for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eneedles or peony. Woody aroma over florals with a rich \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edairy note, and a thick, almost gelatinous body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46272859308168,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/BBB3DE5B-4F6C-400C-81AD-78D398EF6756.png?v=1785853577"},{"product_id":"2022-wild-small-leaf-tribute-eyebrow-gongmei-white-tea-1","title":"2022 Wild\nSmall-Leaf Tribute Eyebrow •  Gongmei White Tea – 1","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZhenghe mountain at roughly 800 metres, under heavy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecloud and mist, with the pronounced wild fir-like aroma \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat altitude gives. Dry leaf runs silver-green to grey-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhite, large, and growing straight off the branch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46272861634696,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/92F73C05-92E4-418C-B4F3-1513C3D4F3F9.jpg?v=1785852945"},{"product_id":"2024-guwangkeng-smoky-lapsang-50g","title":"2024 Guwangkeng\nSmoky Lapsang – 50g","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmoked in the old qinglou over pine kept back from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eearlier years, in a house that has worked since 1979. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent cold-brewed and excellent simmered, one of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe best things they have made in recent years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e90°C \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eW A T E R\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4g \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL E A F\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e110ml \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eV E S S E L\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm the vessel with hot water and discard it. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo rinse, nothing here needs washing, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe first pour is already worth drinking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteep to this schedule, 10 s · 10 s · 15 s · 20 s, lengthening.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed tea punishes over-steeping faster than any other type. Pour it out completely, leaving liquor sitting on the leaf is what turns it dry and tannic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutstanding cold-brewed, and better still simmered 4 g in 600 ml, 5 minutes. Yields 8–9 infusions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46272897777800,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/A3929B70-067E-4364-815B-C8B1B8661871.jpg?v=1785854036"},{"product_id":"2017-aged-shoumei-tea-cookies-100g","title":"2017 Aged Shoumei “Tea\nCookies” 100g","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNine years aged and pressed into small cookies. Rich \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand smooth, gently sweet, neither astringent nor bitter, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith a sweetness that keeps returning. in a cup r\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eich and smooth, gently sweet, never \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eastringent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100°C \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eW A T E R\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5g \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL E A F\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e120ml \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eV E S S E L\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm the vessel thoroughly, then rinse — rinse and discard the first — and discard it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteep to this schedule — 30 s · 10 s · 15 s · 20 s, lengthening from the fifth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne cookie is a full session. Rinse it, then let it sit for thirty seconds before the first real pour so the pressed leaf can loosen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimmer the spent cookie for 3 minutes. Aged shoumei gives more to a pot than to a gaiwan. Yields 7–8 infusions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Pure – 100g","offer_id":46273024065672,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mellow - 100g","offer_id":46273024098440,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pure and Mellow 200g","offer_id":46273024131208,"sku":null,"price":86.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/63266732-5772-4B6A-B637-1A8B8781E1CB.png?v=1785854398"},{"product_id":"2026-ya-shi-xiang-duck-shit-fragrance-phoenix-dancong-oolong-50g-tin","title":"2026 Ya Shi Xiang “Duck Shit Fragrance” — Phoenix Dancong Oolong · 50g Tin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eYa Shi Xiang (鸭屎香) comes from Phoenix Mountain in Chaozhou, and the story goes that the farmer who grew it gave it the least appealing name he could think of — so nobody would try to steal cuttings from his bushes. It worked for a while. Then people tasted it, and the secret was out. Its proper name is 银花香, Silver Flower Fragrance, which tells you far more about what’s actually in the cup.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn the cup: an intense gardenia and orchid fragrance that hits before you’ve even taken a sip, a smooth honeyed body with no rough edges, and a cooling sweetness that sits in the throat long after the cup is empty. Dancong oolongs are famous for aroma, and this one earns it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e6-7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eg · 100°C · Gaiwan\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eRinse the leaves once and discard — this wakes them up\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1st–6th infusion: in and out as fast as you can pour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd 5 seconds each round after the 6th · 10–12 infusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoiling water only. Dancong needs the heat to open properly, and rushing the pour is what keeps it sweet instead of sharp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46273220968584,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/C73DCB70-1A61-4173-A135-F2A908C78AA7.jpg?v=1785856364"},{"product_id":"2026-mi-lan-xiang-honey-orchid-phoenix-dancong-oolong-50g-tin","title":"2026 Mi Lan Xiang “Honey Orchid” — Phoenix Dancong Oolong · 50g Tin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMi Lan Xiang (蜜兰香) translates as Honey Orchid Fragrance, and for once a tea name is completely literal. It’s the most beloved of the Phoenix Dancong family and the one most people meet first, because it’s immediately, obviously delicious in a way that needs no explanation and no acquired taste. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn the cup: a warm honey sweetness up front, orchid florals underneath, and a soft roasted depth that keeps it grounded rather than perfumed. The finish is long, clean and gently cooling. Where Ya Shi Xiang is sharp and high-toned, this one is round and comforting, the difference between a bright morning and a warm afternoon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIf you’re new to Phoenix Dancong, start here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6-7g · 100°C · Gaiwan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse once and discard to wake the leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1st–6th infusion: pour in and out as fast as you can\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd 5 seconds each round after the 6th · 10–12 infusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoiling water only, Dancong needs full heat, and a fast pour is what keeps it honeyed rather than bitter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e2026 Harvest • An Ju Zhuang • Phoenix Dancong • Chaozhou, Guangdong • 50g Tin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46273245085832,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/0FDBB643-0181-4EA9-9C52-CA68AE97CFCE.jpg?v=1785856794"},{"product_id":"2026-song-zhong-huang-zhi-xiang-phoenix-dancong-oolong-50g-tin","title":"2026 Song Zhong “Huang Zhi Xiang” — Phoenix Dancong Oolong · 50g Tin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSong Zhong (宋种) means Song Dynasty variety, a lineage traced back nearly a thousand years to the ancient mother trees on Phoenix Mountain. It’s the most prestigious designation in the entire Dancong family, and the standard every other cultivar on that mountain is measured against.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn the cup: a lifted gardenia aroma that rises before you’ve raised the cup, a fine and silky body without a trace of roughness, and a deep cooling sweetness in the throat, the 回甘 that serious Dancong drinkers chase. It holds its character across infusion after infusion rather than fading, which is exactly what the Song Zhong name is supposed to promise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis is a tea to sit with, not to sip absently. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6-7g · 100°C · Gaiwan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse once and discard to open the leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1st–6th infusion: pour in and out as fast as possible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd 5 seconds each round after the 6th · 10–15 infusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoiling water only, and pour fast. Speed is what protects the fragrance and keeps the sweetness clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"50g – Tinned","offer_id":46273281163400,"sku":null,"price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g + 50g Tinned","offer_id":46273281196168,"sku":null,"price":248.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/1E317697-4B1B-4A8D-8620-E38C774A63EE.jpg?v=1785857853"},{"product_id":"anxi-tie-guan-yin-iron-goddess-of-mercy-anxi-oolong-96g","title":"Anxi Tie Guan Yin Iron Goddess of Mercy · Anxi Oolong 96g","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tea that made Fujian oolong famous worldwide, and the only Chinese tea named after a bodhisattva. Anxi has been making it since the 1720s, and the local benchmark hasn't changed: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e七泡有余香 — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estill fragrant after seven infusions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnxi county, Quanzhou, Fujian. High interior hills, red soil, heavy fog. The authentic cultivar is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e红心歪尾桃 — \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ered heart, crooked-tail peach\" — a slow, low-yielding bush that most gardens have quietly replaced with easier plants. It's worth asking whether yours is the real\u003c\/span\u003e one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe craft:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSemi-oxidised and then rolled, epeatedly, under cloth, into tight jade beads. Anxi people call the shape \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e蜻蜓头, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edragonfly head. The rolling is what holds the aroma in; drop the beads in hot water and they unfurl into whole intact leaves, which is the easiest quality check any buyer can run at home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you're listening for is (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e观音韵) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyin yun, the Guanyin rhyme. Wuyi has rock rhyme; Anxi has this. A cool orchid note that sits in the throat and returns between sips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePale gold, bright and clean. Orchid and lilac on the nose, unmistakable. In the cup: creamy texture, fresh green sweetness, a milky roundness across the tongue, and a long cooling floral finish. Zero bitterness when brewed right. Among the most immediately likeable teas China makes, this is the one to hand someone who thinks they don't like tea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8g per 110ml gaiwan. The beads expand enormously; they need the room and the ratio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater at 95–100°C. Flash to wake and open them, then quick steeps  \/ 6s \/ 8s \/ 12s, extending. 7–10 infusions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmell the empty cup after you drink. Anxi drinkers judge the tea on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e杯底香, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe fragrance left in the bottom, and this is where Tie Guan Yin shows off.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandpa: 2g per 250ml, 95°C, 2 minutes. Workable, but you lose the aroma progression that's the whole point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecs: Anxi, Quanzhou, Fujian · Semi-oxidised oolong (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e乌龙茶) · \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStore sealed, cool, dark, away from odours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46380002672776,"sku":"5","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/236.jpg?v=1786620022"},{"product_id":"gui-xiang-fei-ying-osmanthus-coffee-shadow-wuyi-rou-gui-cinnamon-rock-51g","title":"Gui Xiang Fei Ying — Osmanthus \u0026 Coffee Shadow Wuyi Rou Gui (Cinnamon Rock)·  51g","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Rou Gui named for what the fire made of it. Where a light roast leaves the cultivar bright and sharp, Master Zhu has taken this one deeper, far enough that the cinnamon settles into osmanthus, and a dark roasted note rises underneath it that Wuyi roasters recognise and this tea is named for. Coffee shadow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWuyishan, Fujian. Bushes rooted in weathered volcanic cliff, the source of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e岩韵, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyan yun, rock rhyme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe roast is the product:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRou Gui is the fragrant pillar of Wuyi (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e香不过肉桂), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enothing more fragrant than Rou Gui. But raw aroma is only the starting material. What separates one Rou Gui from another is what happens in the bamboo basket over charcoal: how many passes, how hot, how long the tea rests between them. Weeks of judgement, all of it by hand, none of it recoverable if it goes wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA deep roast is the harder direction. Push too far and you burn the garden out of the tea and taste only fire; stop short and it sits muddled between styles. Done right, and this is the point of the name, the cultivar's aroma doesn't disappear, it converts. Cinnamon becomes osmanthus. Char becomes dark chocolate and coffee. The mineral underneath survives everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeep amber, thick and oily in the cup. Osmanthus and dried longan on the nose over roasted grain. In the mouth: dark chocolate, coffee, caramelised sugar, warm baking spice where a lighter Rou Gui would give you sharp cinnamon. Full-bodied and rounded rather than sharp, no bitterness, with a cool mineral finish sitting deep in the throat and a long returning sweetness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most approachable serious yancha in the catalogue — coffee drinkers understand this tea immediately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGongfu, 8g per 110ml gaiwan, full rolling boil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuick rinse to wake the leaf, then flash \/ 8s \/ 10s \/ 15s, extending. 10+ infusions. Deep-roasted yancha lasts longer than light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoiling water, no exceptions. Cool water on a deep roast tastes like ash and nothing else.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mineral finish emerges around the third cup, once the roast settles back. Middle cups are the best cups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot suitable for Grandpa brewing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecs: Wuyishan, Fujian · Charcoal-roasted oolong (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e乌龙茶) · \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStore sealed, cool, dark. Deep-roasted yancha keeps for years and softens as the fire rests.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46380270583944,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/IMG_4514.jpg?v=1786620836"},{"product_id":"seven-day-tea-wuyi-rock-tea-tasting-set-59-5g","title":"Seven Day Tea — Wuyi Rock Tea Tasting Set - 59.5g","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe honest problem with Wuyi rock tea is that nobody can tell you which one you'll like. Yancha isn't one tea,  it's a family of cultivars, each grown in the same cliffs, each finished over the same charcoal, and each tasting completely unlike the others. Buying 100g of the wrong one is how most people give up on the category.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis set solves that. Seven sealed sessions, seven different teas, one week.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e水仙 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShui Xian — the mellow pillar. Orchid, aged wood, dark honey, creamy weight. Thick rather than loud. Cultivar originally from Jianyang, the same county that makes Jianzhan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e肉桂 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRou Gui — the fragrant pillar. Cinnamon bark, hot spice, stone fruit, a sharp aromatic bite. Wuyi's saying pairs these two: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e香不过肉桂，醇不过水仙.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e大红袍 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDa Hong Pao — the famous one. A house blend of Wuyi cultivars finished over charcoal, built for balance: roasted fruit, cocoa, caramelised sugar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e奇丹 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQi Dan — the single cultivar propagated from the original Jiulong Ke mother trees. Where Da Hong Pao is a recipe, this is the plant itself. Tighter, more mineral, more austere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e雪梨 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXue Li — \"snow pear.\" A rarer Wuyi cultivar named for its fruit note: clean pear sweetness over the roast, lighter and brighter than the pillars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e名丛 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMing Cong — \"famous bush.\" Wuyi's historic named cultivars — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e铁罗汉, 白鸡冠, 水金龟, 半天妖 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand others. The old catalogue of the mountain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWuyishan, Fujian. Bushes rooted in weathered volcanic cliff, the source of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e岩韵, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyan yun, rock rhyme. Semi-oxidised, then charcoal-roasted in bamboo baskets. Everything in the box is the same mountain and the same fire. The only variable is the plant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested order:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLightest to heaviest, so nothing gets buried: Xue Li → Ming Cong → Shui Xian → Rou Gui → Qi Dan → Da Hong Pao. Same water, same gaiwan, same timings all week, that's what makes the comparison mean anything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrewing:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne sachet per session, full rolling boil, 110ml gaiwan. The sachets are portioned for this.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuick rinse to wake the leaf, then flash \/ 6s \/ 10s \/ 15s, extending. 8–10 infusions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoiling water, no exceptions. Cool water makes every yancha taste flat and hollow, and you'll conclude the tea is bad when the water was.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mineral finish arrives around the third infusion, after the roast settles. 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Shou Mei is the grade that rewards patience most, and this is what the waiting is for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaimu Mountain, Fuding, Fujian. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e绿雪芽 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etakes its name from the ancient mother tree at Hongxue Cave, the tree Fuding credits as the origin of all white tea. Picked 2018, pressed into a 216g brick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Shou Mei ages best\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShou Mei \"Longevity Eyebrow,\" named for the curve of the leaf, is picked later and carries more mature leaf and stem than Silver Needle or White Peony. Collectors treat that as a feature, not a downgrade: more leaf means more sugars and polyphenols to convert, so Shou Mei transforms further and faster than the higher grades. Pressing accelerates it again. Eight years in a brick does what fifteen years loose might not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeep amber running to chestnut. Red date and dried longan, brown sugar, a warm medicinal-camphor note (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e药香) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunderneath, and a trace of old wood. Thick, syrupy, completely round, no edge anywhere. The kind of tea that warms through the chest rather than sitting on the tongue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGongfu: 5g per 110ml gaiwan, full boiling water. Rinse, then 10s \/ 12s \/ 15s, extending. 12+ infusions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoiled (the way to drink this one) 5g into 700ml cold water, bring to a boil, simmer 3 minutes. Aged Shou Mei is one of the few teas you can boil from the start rather than only re-boiling the spent leaf. Deepest date sweetness comes out here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThermos: 2g, boiling water, seal for a few hours. Traditional cold-weather method in Fujian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecs: 216g pressed brick · 2018 · Fuding, Fujian · Dry-stored. Keep sealed, dark, dry, away from strong odours. Still improving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46380551504008,"sku":null,"price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/250.jpg?v=1786621742"},{"product_id":"2020-taimu-mountain-white-peony-bai-mu-dan-recreated-250g","title":"2020 Taimu Mountain White Peony (Bai Mu Dan) — Recreated · 250g","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNamed for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e绿雪芽 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emother tree still growing at Hongxue Cave on Taimu Mountain, the tree Fuding credits as the origin of all white tea. This is a spring 2020 White Peony made to the old Taimu standard and then left alone for six years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaimu Mountain, Fuding, Fujian. Coastal high-mountain gardens under sea fog, Fuding Da Bai \/ Da Hao cultivar, picked in spring at one bud to two leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy \"Recreated\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe name refers to the craft, not the leaf: long natural withering and gentle drying rather than heat-forced processing, the way Taimu families made White Peony before mechanisation. Six years of dry storage has done the rest. Fuding puts it plainly: one year tea, three years medicine, seven years treasure (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e一年茶，三年药，七年宝). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis one is nearly there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmber-apricot liquor. Dried longan and red date, wildflower honey, a trace of hay and cool camphor underneath. Thick and soft across the tongue, no astringency at all, and a returning sweetness (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e回甘) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat sits with you long after the cup is empty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGongfu:  5g per 110ml gaiwan, boiling water. Quick rinse, then 10s \/ 12s \/ 15s, extending. 10+ infusions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandpa: 2g per 250ml, boiling, 2–3 minutes. Good for two or three steeps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimmered (do this) after gongfu, drop the spent leaf into 600ml of water, bring to a boil, simmer 2–3 minutes. This is where aged White Peony gives up its deepest jujube sweetness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecs: 250g · Spring 2020 · Fuding, Fujian · Dry-stored. Keep sealed, away from light, moisture and strong odours; it will continue to improve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46380624085128,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/256.jpg?v=1786622187"},{"product_id":"2024-gold-brick-silver-needle-white-tea-100g-pressed-brick","title":"2024 Gold Brick — Silver Needle White Tea · 100g Pressed Brick","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilver Needle is the top grade of Fujian white tea: single unopened buds, nothing else, picked over a few short weeks in early spring. Pressing it into a brick is the uncommon part, most makers won't risk the buds. Done well, it gives you a tea that stores tight, travels safely, and ages slowly toward honey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFuding, Fujian. Fuding Da Bai \/ Da Hao cultivar, early-spring 2024 harvest, plucked as a single plump bud before the leaf opens. Thousands of buds go into every 100g.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes it different:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun-and-shade withered, gently dried, then lightly stone-pressed, enough to hold shape without crushing the down. The pressing slows oxygen exposure, so the brick ages more evenly and more slowly than loose needles, and concentrates the sweetness rather than letting it thin out. The 100g size is a practical one: small enough to open and drink through, dense enough to keep for years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePale gold, almost silver in the cup. Fresh melon and cucumber skin, honeysuckle, dry hay, and the soft downy sweetness (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e毫香) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat only comes from real bud-only picking. Clean and cooling, no bitterness, with a quiet returning sweetness. Very young still, it will turn toward honey and dried apricot over the next few years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrying — slide a tea knife in along the edge of the brick, not the face, and lift flakes off in layers. Rest the flakes 10 minutes before brewing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGongfu — 5g per 110ml gaiwan, 90–95°C. Steep 15s \/ 5s \/ 10s, extending. 8–10 infusions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandpa — 2g per 250ml, 90°C, 2–3 minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCold brew — 5g per litre, refrigerate overnight. Silver Needle is one of the few teas that's arguably better this way in summer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecs: 100g pressed brick · Spring 2024 · Fuding, Fujian · Store sealed, dark, dry, away from strong odours. Improves with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46397359325320,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/271.jpg?v=1786703433"},{"product_id":"2020-floral-white-peony-100g-pressed-brick","title":"2020 Floral White Peony · 100g Pressed Brick","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost aged White Peony goes toward date and honey. This one kept its flowers. Six years in, the high floral top notes are still there, softened, rounded, sitting on top of the sweetness rather than fading into it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFuding, Fujian. Spring 2020 harvest, one bud to two leaves, pressed into a 100g brick.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere the aroma comes from:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing is added. The floral character is a product of withering, leaves withered slowly in moving air under mild spring conditions, which holds the aromatic compounds in the leaf instead of driving them off. Get the weather wrong and you lose it; there's no way to add it back later. Pressing then seals that aroma in. A loose 2020 White Peony breathes for six years and drifts toward hay and jujube. This brick held its shape and held its perfume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeep gold liquor. Orchid and dried osmanthus over wildflower honey, with soft longan sweetness underneath and a faint cooling note on the finish. Thick and round, zero astringency, long \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e回甘. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt sits in the space between a young floral white and a fully aged one, the reason to own both.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrying — knife in along the edge of the brick, lift flakes off in layers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGongfu — 5g per 110ml gaiwan, boiling water. Steep for 20s, then 5s \/ 10s \/ 15s, extending. 10+ infusions. This is the method that shows the florals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandpa — 2g per 250ml, boiling, 2–3 minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimmered — spent leaf into 600ml, boil then simmer 2–3 minutes. Pulls out the date sweetness underneath the flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecs: 100g pressed brick · Spring 2020 · Fuding, Fujian · Dry-stored. Keep sealed, dark, dry, away from strong odours. Still improving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46397612753032,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/281.jpg?v=1786703755"},{"product_id":"2016-old-tree-shou-mei-100g-pressed-brick","title":"2016 Old Tree Shou Mei · 100g Pressed Brick","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTen years old. Past seven years treasure and well into the range where aged Fuding white stops tasting like tea that got old and starts tasting like something made on purpose. The oldest brick in the collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFuding, Fujian. 2016 harvest from mature bushes, pressed into a 100g brick.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat \"Old Tree\" means here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot what it means in puerh. Fuding's old bushes are decades, not centuries, typically \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e老菜茶 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egroup-cultivar plants or long-established Da Bai stock left to grow deep rather than replanted on a commercial cycle. Deeper roots pull more minerals; smaller yields mean more concentration per leaf. In the cup that shows up as thickness and a stony depth under the sweetness that ordinary garden Shou Mei never develops, no matter how long you keep it. Age alone won't produce this. The material has to be there first.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark amber running to red-brown. Jujube and dried fig, dark honey, sandalwood, and a clear medicinal-camphor note (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e药香) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat only arrives around the ten-year mark. Underneath it all, a mineral, almost stony backbone. Syrup-thick body, no edge at all, and a cooling throat-feel (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e喉韵) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat lingers well past the swallow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrying — knife along the edge, lift flakes in layers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGongfu — 5g per 110ml gaiwan, full boiling water. Rinse, then 20s \/ 10s \/ 15s, extending. 15+ infusions. It does not give up easily.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoiled — 5g into 700ml cold water, bring to a boil, simmer 3 minutes. The medicinal depth and jujube sweetness come out fullest here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThermos — 2g, boiling water, sealed for a few hours. How this gets drunk in Fujian in winter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecs: 100g pressed brick · 2016 · Fuding, Fujian · Dry-stored. Keep sealed, dark, dry, away from strong odours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46397842555016,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/285.jpg?v=1786704673"},{"product_id":"jin-jun-mei-10g-10g-x-2-cans","title":"Wuyi Star - Jin Jun Mei 10g x 2 Canned","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most famous black tea China has made in the last twenty years — and one of the youngest. Jin Jun Mei was created in 2005 at Tongmu Guan in the Wuyishan nature reserve, when local makers took the buds normally reserved for Lapsang Souchong and processed them without smoke. It changed what Chinese black tea could be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWuyishan, Fujian. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e武夷星 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis one of Wuyishan's established producers, better known for rock tea, working the same protected mountain terrain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat makes it: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingle unopened buds, picked in early spring from small-leaf \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e菜茶 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebushes, fully oxidised and dried, no smoke, no pine fire. The bud-only picking is the cost: tens of thousands of buds go into half a kilo, all by hand, in a window of a few weeks. The dry leaf is the giveaway, tight black twists shot through with gold down, which is where the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e金 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the name comes from.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBright amber-orange, clear and oily in the cup. Longan and honey first, then sweet potato, a soft floral lift, and a cocoa-mineral note underneath from the Wuyi soil. No smoke at all. Full body, zero astringency, and a sweetness that keeps returning between sips.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGongfu — 4 - 5g per 110ml gaiwan, 90–95°C. No rinse needed. Flash infusion, then 5s \/ 8s \/ 12s, extending. 8–10 infusions. Do not use full boiling water; these are buds and they scorch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandpa — 2g per 250ml, 90°C, 2 minutes. 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Full body, zero astringency, and a sweetness that keeps returning between sips.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGongfu — 4 - 5g per 110ml gaiwan, 90–95°C. No rinse needed. Flash infusion, then 8s \/ 10s \/ 12s, extending. 8–10 infusions. Do not use full boiling water; these are buds and they scorch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandpa — 2g per 250ml, 90°C, 2 minutes. 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Full-bodied, powerful, with a long \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e喉韵 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat keeps returning between sips. Assertive from the first cup.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGongfu, always — 8g per 110ml gaiwan, full rolling boil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuick rinse to wake the leaf, then flash \/ 6s \/ 10s \/ 15s, extending. 8–10 infusions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoiling water, no exceptions. Cool water flattens yancha completely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a single roast the aroma arrives immediately, and the mineral finish builds from the second or third cup rather than hiding behind char.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot suitable for Grandpa brewing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecs: 250g · Ma Tou Yan, Wuyishan, Fujian · Charcoal-roasted oolong (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e乌龙茶), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esingle roast · Store sealed, cool, dark, away from odours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"15 Packets + 1 (136g)","offer_id":46421489877128,"sku":null,"price":114.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30 Packets + 2 (272g)","offer_id":46421489909896,"sku":null,"price":228.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/A4D9C4B6-22FA-4C43-8025-D8AF8A40D3C1.jpg?v=1786713008"},{"product_id":"meng-ding-gan-lu-sweet-dew-sichuan-green-tea-spring-harvest","title":"Meng Ding Gan Lu “Sweet Dew” — Sichuan Green Tea · Spring Harvest","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe oldest tea garden in China, and one of the gentlest greens you'll drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGan Lu means sweet dew, and it's a description rather than a flourish. 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Picked young, so the peel is sharper and a bit more medicinal than the mature orange peel you find in other blends, and that edge is exactly what stops the pu'er going heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBrew it and you get a deep amber cup, earthy and smooth underneath, with a clean citrus lift running all the way through. If you've tried pu'er before and found it too much, start here. It's the easiest way into the category I know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eYou brew the whole thing, peel and tea together. The peel isn't packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIt also ages well. 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Fine and honeyed rather than heavy, and it holds its shape well past fifteen infusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eORIGIN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTongmu Village, Wuyishan, Fujian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eELEVATION: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbove 1,000 m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHARVEST: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpring 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePICKING: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingle buds - 60,000-80,000 per \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e500 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTYLE: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully oxidized, unsmoked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFORMAT: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGift box, 30 sealed sachets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBREWING: GONGFU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWATER: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e198°F \/95°C\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLEAF: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5 g per 4 oz (120 ml)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTEEPS: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo rinse. 10 s first, +5 s after. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12-15 infusions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandpa: 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e g per 12 oz, 1-2 minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Gift Box 150 grams","offer_id":46477198295176,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bulk Order 300 grams (PVC)","offer_id":46477198327944,"sku":null,"price":268.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/Picture6.png?v=1788357695"},{"product_id":"special-grade-jin-jun-mei-golden-needle-sealed-50-g-tin","title":"Special Grade Jin Jun Mei - Golden Needle • Sealed 50 g tin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFull florals, honey, clean sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBud-only picking from Tongmu's core zone above 1,000 m. Between 60,000 and 80,000 hand-picked buds go into a single jin (500 g) of finished tea. Fine and honeyed rather than heavy, and it holds its shape well past fifteen infusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eORIGIN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTongmu Village, Wuyishan, Fujian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eELEVATION: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbove 1,000 m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHARVEST: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpring 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePICKING: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingle buds - 60,000-80,000 per \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e500 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTYLE: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully oxidized, unsmoked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFORMAT: Sealed 50 g tin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBREWING: GONGFU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWATER: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e198°F \/95°C\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLEAF: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5 g per 4 oz (120 ml)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTEEPS: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo rinse. 10 s first, +5 s after. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12-15 infusions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandpa: 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e g per 12 oz, 1-2 minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Sealed 50g tin","offer_id":46477210812552,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sealed 100g tin","offer_id":46477210845320,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sealed 250 g tin","offer_id":46480078110856,"sku":null,"price":420.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/Picture13.png?v=1788357888"},{"product_id":"lapsang-souchong-tongmu-guan-gift-box-30-sealed-sachets","title":"Lapsang Souchong - Tongmu Guan • Gift box, 150 grams","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDeep florals, clean sweet fruit. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOur baseline, and the easiest way into Tongmu. It comes from the core zone of the village where black tea was invented. Unsmoked, in the modern style, so you get an open floral top note over sweet stone fruit and none of the tarry smoke most people expect from the name. Nothing added, nothing hidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eORIGIN: Houjichang plot, Tongmu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eELEVATION: Above 1,000 m\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHARVEST: Spring 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePICKING: One bud, two leaves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFORMAT: Sealed 30 sachets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBREWING: GONGFU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWATER: 195°F \/ 90°C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLEAF: 5 g per 4 oz (120 ml)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSTEEPS:  Rinse 3 s. 10 s first, +5 s after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e10-12 infusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGrandpa: 3 g per 12 oz, 3 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46479373598856,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/SCR-20260903-rhdg.png?v=1788436413"},{"product_id":"continuous-good-luck-chun-man-yuan-gift-box-40-sealed-sachets","title":"Continuous Good Luck - Chun Man Yuan • Gift box, 200 grams","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDeep florals, clean sweet fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe same core-zone Lapsang in a bigger red and gold box built for giving. The name across the lid means good fortune arriving one wave after another. Easy to drink, hard to brew badly, and the most tea you get in a single box anywhere in this catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eORIGIN: Houjichang plot, Tongmu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eELEVATION: Above 1,000 m\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHARVEST: Spring 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePICKING: One bud, two leaves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFORMAT: Sealed 40 sachets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBREWING: GONGFU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWATER: 195°F \/ 90°C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLEAF: 5 g per 4 oz (120 ml)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSTEEPS:  Rinse 3 s. 10 s first, +5 s after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e10-12 infusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGrandpa: 3 g per 12 oz, 3 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46479377498248,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/Picture5.png?v=1788436751"},{"product_id":"six-blessings-collection-qing-shan-liu-fu-book-box-90-grams","title":"Six Blessings Collection - Qing Shan Liu Fu • Book box, 90 grams","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSix of Tongmu's most representative teas in one box, three sachets each, named after the six traditional\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eblessings: long life, abundance, health, virtue, harmony and family. If you want to taste the village side by side\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ebefore you commit to one tea, start here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eORIGIN: Houjichang plot, Tongmu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eELEVATION: Above 1,000 m\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHARVEST: Spring 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePICKING: One bud, two leaves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFORMAT: Sealed 18 sachets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBREWING: GONGFU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWATER: 195°F \/ 90°C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLEAF: 5 g per 4 oz (120 ml)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSTEEPS:  Rinse 3 s. 10 s first, +5 s after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e10-12 infusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGrandpa: Not Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46479381790856,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/Picture10.png?v=1788438825"},{"product_id":"yang-yang-pine-smoked-song-yan-xiao-zhong-book-box-90-grams","title":"Yang Yang Pine-Smoked - Song Yan Xiao Zhong • Book box, 90 grams","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe four-hundred-year-old original, made the old way. Smoked three separate times over masson pine that is at least fifty years old. The smoke reads as resin rather than ash, and it sits behind a longan sweetness. Named after Hu Yangyang, the family's intangible heritage inheritor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eORIGIN: Houjichang plot, Tongmu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eELEVATION: Above 1,000 m\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHARVEST: Spring 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePICKING: One bud, two leaves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFORMAT: Sealed 18 sachets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBREWING: GONGFU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWATER: 195°F \/ 90°C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLEAF: 5 g per 4 oz (120 ml)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSTEEPS:  Rinse 3 s. 10 s first, +5 s after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e10-12 infusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGrandpa: Not Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46479424553096,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/Picture12.png?v=1788438356"},{"product_id":"xiao-chi-gan-xiao-chi-gan","title":"Xiao Chi Gan - Xiao Chi Gan • Book Box, 90 grams","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFlower, honey, quiet sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOne bud and two leaves, picked just after the bud grades come off. Finer and softer than full Lapsang, with a bamboo-leaf freshness running under the honey. An easy daily tea that still rewards paying attention to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eORIGIN: Tongmu Guan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eELEVATION: Above 1,000 m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHARVEST: Spring 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePICKING: One bud, two leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFORMAT: Sealed 18 sachets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBREWING: GONGFU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWATER: 195°F \/ 90°C\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLEAF: 5 g per 4 oz (120 ml)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTEEPS:  Rinse 3 s. 10 s first, +5 s after, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10-12 infusions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandpa: Not Recommended.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46479436775560,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/Picture11.png?v=1788438644"},{"product_id":"yang-yang-pine-smoked-song-yan-xiao-zhong-sealed-50-g-tin","title":"Yang Yang Pine-Smoked - Song Yan Xiao Zhong • Sealed 50 g tin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePine smoke, longan, sweet finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTraditional Lapsang, smoked three times over fifty-year masson pine across about sixty hours. Stout, black and glossy leaf. Resinous pine on the nose, longan sweetness underneath, and fifteen infusions before it gives up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eORIGIN: Tongmu Guan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eELEVATION: Above 1,000 m\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHARVEST: Spring 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePICKING: One bud, two leaves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFORMAT: Sealed 50 g tin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBREWING: GONGFU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWATER: 195°F \/ 90°C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLEAF: 5 g per 4 oz (120 ml)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSTEEPS:  Rinse 3 s. 10 s first, +5 s after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e10-12 infusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGrandpa: Not Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Sealed 50 g tin","offer_id":46479938420872,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sealed 100 g tin","offer_id":46479938453640,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sealed 150 g tin","offer_id":46479938486408,"sku":null,"price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/SCR-20260903-sbxl.png?v=1788439918"},{"product_id":"xiao-chi-gan-xiao-chi-gan-sealed-50-g-tin","title":"Xiao Chi Gan - Xiao Chi Gan • Sealed 50 g tin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRock sugar and snow pear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFrom the Yanzike plot above 1,100 m, one bud and two leaves. Orchid, honey and bamboo leaf fold into a sweetness the makers call rock sugar stewed with pear. Fine-grained, and it keeps shifting as the cup cools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eORIGIN: Yanzike plot, Tongmu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eELEVATION: Above 1,100 m\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHARVEST: Spring 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePICKING: One bud, two leaves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFORMAT: Sealed 50 g tin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBREWING: GONGFU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWATER: 195°F \/ 90°C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLEAF: 5 g per 4 oz (120 ml)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTEEPS:  Rinse 3 s. 10 s first, +5 s after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10-12 infusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrandpa: Not Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Sealed 50 g tin","offer_id":46479943532680,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sealed 100 g tin","offer_id":46479943565448,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sealed 150 g tin","offer_id":46479943598216,"sku":null,"price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/SCR-20260903-shww.png?v=1788440880"},{"product_id":"three-pits-two-streams-wuyuanyan-cinnamon-rock-50-grams","title":"Three Pits Two Streams Wuyuanyan Cinnamon Rock • 50 grams","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCinnamon over cold stone. Very long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eZhengyan means true rock. It is the small core of the Wuyishan reserve where the bushes grow on weathered scree, and the Three Pits and Two Streams are the best addresses inside it. This is Rou Gui from Wuyuan Stream, one of the two. Same cinnamon spine as the Impression tin, but denser, cooler and much longer, with the mineral finish sitting under everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eORIGIN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWuyuan Stream, Zhengyan core zone, Wuyishan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCULTIVAR: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRou Gui, Wuyi cinnamon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHARVEST: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpring 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTYLE: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSemi-oxidised Wuyi oolong traditionally roasted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFORMAT: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 sealed single-brew sachets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Gift Box 50 grams","offer_id":46480046293128,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bulk (PVC) 100 grams","offer_id":46480046325896,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/3329.jpg?v=1788441310"},{"product_id":"impression-of-cinnamon-rock-tea-sealed-50-g-tin","title":"Impression of Cinnamon Rock Tea • Sealed 50 g tin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCinnamon bark, stone fruit, warm finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRou Gui is the cultivar that made modern Wuyi famous. It is named for the cinnamon bark spice that runs the whole length of the cup. Sharper and higher than Shui Xian, with stone fruit under the spice and a finish that warms the throat instead of cooling it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eORIGIN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZhengyan core zone, Wuyishan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCULTIVAR: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRou Gui, Wuyi cinnamon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHARVEST: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpring 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTYLE: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSemi-oxidised Wuyi oolong traditionally roasted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFORMAT: Sealed 50 g tin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Sealed 50 g tin","offer_id":46479945367688,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sealed 100 g tin","offer_id":46479945400456,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sealed 150 g tin","offer_id":46479945433224,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/1.png?v=1788441604"},{"product_id":"impression-of-narcissus-rock-tea-sealed-50-g-tin","title":"Impression of Narcissus Rock Tea • Sealed 50 g tin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOrchid, dry wood, mineral finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eShui Xian is the old backbone of Wuyi rock tea, a big-leaf cultivar that gives width instead of height. Orchid and dry wood over a broth with real weight to it, then a mineral finish that keeps going after the aroma has gone. The gentlest of the three, and the place to start if roast is new to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eORIGIN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZhengyan core zone, Wuyishan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCULTIVAR: \u003c\/span\u003eShui Xian, narcissus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHARVEST: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpring 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTYLE: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSemi-oxidised Wuyi oolong traditionally roasted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFORMAT: Sealed 50 g tin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Sealed 50 g tin","offer_id":46480008675464,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sealed 100 g tin","offer_id":46480008708232,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sealed 150 g tin","offer_id":46480008741000,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/3_154e39ef-3960-44f1-8303-fc18560433fe.png?v=1788441781"},{"product_id":"impression-of-da-hong-pao-sealed-50-g-tin","title":"Impression of Da Hong Pao • Sealed 50 g tin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eToasted grain, dark fruit, rock rhyme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Wuyi name everyone already knows. Da Hong Pao gets judged on roast and on yan yun, the rock rhyme, more than on aroma. Toasted grain and dark fruit first, caramel sweetness under that, then the long mineral tail the region is measured by. 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The older the bush, the deeper the roots reach, and the more that depth shows up in the cup. A century-old bush is about as old as this category gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn the cup: the roasted depth you know from Wuyi rock tea, but rounder and heavier, old bush character gives it a mossy, woody undertone underneath the usual mineral edge. Slower to give everything up, and better for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.5g · 100°C · Gaiwan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse once, discard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst infusion: 10 seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd 5 seconds each round · 10–12 infusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"8 Lions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46482261049480,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0052\/1608\/files\/D757B330-0B4A-41DB-A7D1-64B7D1DBBC17.jpg?v=1788623291"},{"product_id":"2026-old-beijing-jasmine-tea-6-scented-100g-2-tins","title":"2026 Old Beijing Jasmine Tea — 6-Scented, 100g × 2 Tins","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe jasmine tea Beijing actually drinks. 🍵🖤\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSix rounds of scenting  六窨, which means the tea leaf is layered with fresh jasmine blossoms and left overnight, six separate times, each round with new flowers. Most jasmine tea gets one or two passes. This gets six, which is why it smells the way it does straight out of the tin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e天花板 means ceiling as in, top of the category. This is the everyday jasmine tea against which every other one gets measured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn the cup: intensely floral without tasting perfumed, a soft green base underneath, and a clean sweet finish. 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Made from single golden buds, hand-picked, it takes a genuinely enormous number of buds to fill a tin. That's the whole reason it costs what it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn the cup: honey and dried fruit up front, a silky smooth body with none of the roughness you get in cheaper reds, and a sweet finish that lingers rather than dropping off. 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