2024 Sichuan Black Tea Gushu Hongcha

In the deep mountains of the Longmen Mountain Range on the western edge of the Sichuan Basin, shrouded in mist and clouds, grows a rare tea plant species with shared ancestry to the ancient tea trees of Yunnan—Sichuan "Pipa" Tea. Named for its exceptionally large, thick leaves resembling those of the loquat tree ("Pipa" in Chinese), it is one of the world's earliest tea varieties and a unique "living fossil" found exclusively in Sichuan, shaped by millennia of natural and human selection.

harvested from ancient tea tree 100 to 500 years old that grow in 800 and 1,400 meters wild mountain in Chongzhou, Sichuan.

this tea is silky, malty, and has vibrant sweetness like crystal sugar to honey, with subtle spring flowers aromas, tea energy is centering, nourishing that spreads warmth through the body, from chest to feet.

water temperature at 95-100°C

5g/100ml

20s/ +10s