Tea profile
Fresh floral fragrance meets a soft, creamy texture and a gentle sweet finish.
Gentle floral fragrance carries through a smooth, creamy cup. Its rounded texture makes each sip feel soft, followed by a sweetness that returns and lingers as the pressed leaves open.
Zhangping Shui Xian oolong naturally contains tea polyphenols, tea amino acids, and caffeine.
TEA POLYPHENOLS — Naturally occurring plant compounds in oolong tea, studied for antioxidant activity.
L-THEANINE — A tea amino acid studied alongside caffeine for its role in attention.
CAFFEINE — Tea’s natural stimulant can help you feel more alert.
Origin
Zhangping · Longyan, Fujian
Zhangping growers made Shui Xian their own in the early twentieth century. Local makers eventually pressed it into the compact square cake that distinguishes Zhangping Shui Xian and makes each piece a ready-to-brew expression of the town’s tea craft.
Tea rows across wooded hills, mountain-backed tea bushes, and a tender young shoot.
Zhangping · Longyan, Fujian
Zhangping’s green hills, streams and misty mountain air give tea bushes a moist, sheltered growing environment. The fresh leaves raised here are the starting point for the fragrant oolong that local makers shape into its familiar square cake.
Zhangping growers made Shui Xian their own in the early twentieth century. Local makers eventually pressed it into the compact square cake that distinguishes Zhangping Shui Xian and makes each piece a ready-to-brew expression of the town’s tea craft.
Zhangping’s green hills, streams and misty mountain air give tea bushes a moist, sheltered growing environment. The fresh leaves raised here are the starting point for the fragrant oolong that local makers shape into its familiar square cake.
Tea rows across wooded hills, mountain-backed tea bushes, and a tender young shoot.
Craft
Gentle leaf turning develops the fragrance; wooden molds and careful drying give Zhangping Shui Xian its distinctive single-brew square.
Fresh leaves are spread so they can release moisture and soften gradually. Keeping them supple prepares them for the turning that develops this oolong’s floral character.
The leaves are gently tossed and left to rest through several rounds. This measured rhythm develops partial oxidation and brings the floral fragrance into balance.
Heat brings the leaf’s oxidation to a stop at the chosen point. Even handling preserves its aromatic balance and leaves it ready for shaping.
A measured portion of tea is pressed in a wooden mold to make a compact square. Each piece holds one brewing session, making Zhangping’s distinctive form practical to use.
The shaped tea is dried evenly through the center of each square. Careful drying helps the pieces hold together and protects their gentle fragrance in storage.
Quality leaves and traditional craftsmanship let you enjoy more from every tea cake. Brew each tea cake of Zhangping Shui Xian 8 times, using 150 ml of water for each infusion.
Quality leaves and traditional craftsmanship let you enjoy more from every tea cake. Brew each tea cake of Zhangping Shui Xian 8 times, using 150 ml of water for each infusion.
QUICK BREWING REFERENCE
Use one cake in a gaiwan or small teapot.
Pour in 150 ml at 203°F / 95°C.
Steep for about 10 seconds, then pour out completely.
Pour completely, then lengthen later steeps by 5–10 seconds to taste.
It is a Zhangping oolong pressed into a compact square cake. Its regional style differs from Wuyi Shui Xian rock tea.
Expect gentle florals, a creamy and smooth body, and a softly sweet finish that returns after the sip.
Use one tea cake in a gaiwan or small teapot. Brew 8 infusions from the same leaves, using 150 ml of water at 203°F / 95°C each time. Start with about 10 seconds, pour out completely, and lengthen later steeps to taste.
Keep it sealed in a cool, dry, odor-free place, away from heat, humidity, and direct sunlight.
Tasting Pack contains 2 individually wrapped 8.5 g pouches, for 17 g of tea. Use one pouch per gongfu brewing session and enjoy several infusions from the same leaves.
Reviews
Unwrap the story of the little square oolong, from Fujian’s hills and paper-wrapped craft to the way its leaves open in the cup.
