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Zhenghe Red tea blended with sustainably grown Eau de Cologne mint and Anise Hyssop flowers, in collaboration with urban farm The Roof Crop
Tea farm owner: Xie Rong Fu, Xie Rong Wei Brothers
Tea cultivar: Zhenghe Da Bai
Tea processed on: March 25, 2024, blended by The Roof Crop on August 30, 2024
Tea Region: Songxi, Fujian, China
Herb Region: Chicago, IL, USA
Weight: 50g
Farmer’s Note
In 2002, we took over Longyuan Tea Garden and Factory from the local government. Step by step, we turned this space into a three-dimensional organic tea garden, focusing on biodiversity of trees, tea bushes and grass. We methodically planted and cared for over 30 different species of trees and 5 kinds of grass. Because of this unique environment, the surrounding areas regard our tea garden as a tourist attraction to get close to the nature and learn about tea agriculture. We are happy to accept that new reality, as income from tea-tourism allows us to invest more in the maintenance and enhancement of our organic tea garden.
This red tea uses Zhenghe Dabai variety, picked according to the one-bud-and-two-leaf standard. We intentionally prolonged the withering step to reduce its astringency. After the raw tea is made, it passes through a set of refining machines, cutting the tea leaves, and then screening them for length and weight, to achieve a uniformed appearance. The result is a consistent and flavorful red tea, ideal for Volition to do further experiments with.
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