Mr Xu's Yunnan White Tea
Simply put...
A full bodied white tea from the skilled tea maker Mr Xu delivering a wonderfully smooth cup with a distinctive fruity aroma and lingering sweet earthy aftertaste
In more depth...
Tea Name : Mr Xu's Yunnan White Tea
Tea Maker : Mr Xu
Origin : Menglian, Puer Prefecture, Yunnan, China.
Harvest Time : March
Cultivar : Big Leaf Fuxiang
Plucking standard : One bud two leaves
Experience : A smooth cup with a distinctive fruity aroma and lingering sweet earthy aftertaste
Last visited by Comins : May 2019
How to prepare [Gaiwan]
Amount of tea (200 ml): 3 g (1 tsp)
Water temperature: 80℃ / 212℉
Infusion / brewing time: 3 minutes
Number of infusions: 4
How to enjoy: No sugar, no milk.
In more depth...
Provenance: Mr Xu, Xingjian cooperative. Menglian, Yunnan
Xingjian (Literal translation Xing – walk; Jian – healthy) cooperative is built from co-operation between local ethnic groups [Wa, Lahu, Hani]. The land on which the tea is grown is either rented from local farmers, rented by the cooperative group or purchased by the group from the local government. The management of the tea farms is then handed to local farmers who receive accommodation basic equipment and a fair price for their leaves [based on the quality of the picked tea]. The organic section of the garden delivers significantly lower annual yields than the conventional areas - Mr Xu supports organic tea farmers with extra allowances to ensure organic practices are maintained.
You can read far more in our blog from our previous visit!
