{"product_id":"jade-bud-brick-2018-shou-mei-white-tea-216g-pressed-brick","title":"Jade Bud Brick — 2018 Shou Mei White Tea · 216g Pressed Brick","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEight years old. Fuding's saying,  one year tea, three years medicine, seven years treasure, puts this one past the line. 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","url":"https:\/\/eightlions.myshopify.com\/products\/jade-bud-brick-2018-shou-mei-white-tea-216g-pressed-brick","provider":"8 Lions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}