have been augmented with new plants by successive generations

and this one is a diamond in the rough

The yellowish duanni (缎泥) ore is the lightest of typical Yixing ores

This rare koji-fermented tea comes from the island of Tanegashima in southern Japan and is produced in the Heicha style—Japan’s own interpretation of post-fermented teas

baozhong 1970 oolong_tieguanyin have been augmented with newIn the seventies, when this tea was produced, there was only oolong and Baozhong tea in Taiwan. The most famous Baozhong (a. k. a. Pouchong) originated in Pinglin, and it is still produced there today. The dry leaves smell like potent medicinal herbs or even Herbes de Mallorca. The infusion is best described as a liqueur. The first steep wakes the leaves from their slumber, and the second is when the real fun begins. The mellow greenness is