{"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","url":"https:\/\/eightlions.myshopify.com\/products\/2020-taimu-mountain-white-peony-bai-mu-dan-recreated-250g","provider":"8 Lions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}