WORKSHOP 001
Xigui Old Tree
XIGUI · OLD ARBOR · 500GThe Banzhang of Lincang — mushroom note, lasting rock-sugar sweetness.
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- Product
- Xigui Old Tree · XIGUI · OLD ARBOR · 500G
- Series
- WORKSHOP 001
- Tea
- Raw Pu-erh · Workshop No.1 series
- Format
- 500g · batch 2023.04.18
- Region
- Lincang, Yunnan — Xigui
- Price
- $199.9 (price as shown in the online boutique)
TASTING
High, sharp orchid fragrance — with a signature wild-mushroom note you can't mistake.
Supple with a gentle press on the tongue; lasting rock-sugar sweetness and a strong, felt energy.
Trees of about 100 years at an average elevation of approx. 800 m; April 2023 batch — two years aged. Xigui's style is known as the Banzhang of Lincang: Banzhang-like commanding energy with a distinctive, supple soup and a mushroom scent — a low-altitude mountain that grew high-mountain strength. The aroma is high, sharp and instantly recognizable — young tea carries a rich orchid note, and most singular of all is the mushroom-like scent reminiscent of wild fungi, Xigui's signature, with a lasting mark on the empty cup. On entry it is supple, low in bitterness and astringency, both dissolving fast; the soup is weighty and full with a fine texture, pressing the tongue like thin rice water; sweetness is high, with a lasting rock-sugar sweetness. Salivation and returning sweetness surge like a spring filling the mouth; the energy is strong, the sensation unmistakable.
A high, sharp orchid note, with the signature wild-mushroom scent most singular of all; instantly recognizable, the empty cup keeps its scent long — the mushroom sweetness there even cold.
Supple on entry, low in bitterness and astringency, both dissolving fast; the soup weighty and full, pressing the tongue like thin rice water; high sweetness with a lasting rock-sugar note, salivation and returning sweetness surging like a spring, the energy strong and clearly felt.
SPECIFICATION
- Tea
- Raw Pu-erh · Workshop No.1 series
- Format
- 500g · batch 2023.04.18
- Region
- Lincang, Yunnan — Xigui
- Craft
- Sun-dried: withered, kill-green and rolled, then dried in sunlight — keeping the leaf alive to drink now or to age.
- Water
- 90–95°C; batches aged for years can take boiling water
- Brewing
- 110ml white porcelain gaiwan, 5g of leaf, boiling water fast in and fast out: decant immediately for the first infusions, then extend steeping a little each round. Young tea for freshness, aged tea can sit longer — it keeps going for many infusions.
PACKAGING
Two-tin carry pack · shipped per 500g unit
Dimensions: tins 130×88×205mm, carry bag 278×102×285mm (2 tins per bag). Food-grade tinplate tins; the reinforced bag bears weight and keeps the tea dark and dry — a gift you can carry along.
Capacity: 250g per tin, two tins, 500g in total. Orders are placed per 500g unit (one jin); each 500g ships as one set.
CARE
Store cool and dry, away from strong odors; raw pu-erh ages for years and grows rounder with time.
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