SPRING OF THE TIGER | WHITE TEA 250g

Delightful Vietnamese ancient tree white tea, bursting with notes of candied satsuma, carrot greens and sunchokes.  

Harvested and handcrafted in the Spring of the Tiger (March 2022), these gorgeous tea cakes were allowed to mature over 12 months and just released to celebrate the  Spring of the Rabbit).  We received them last year, but Lầu TV highly recommended waiting at least 12 months to drink the tea.  He had a good point!

Handcrafting:  sun drying

Origin:  Vi Xuyen, Ha Giang, Vietnam

GPS:  22.8°N 104.8°E

Harvest:  March 2022

Tree type:  ancient

Picking standard:  one bud, two leaves

Tea Artisan:  Lầu TV  (pronounced 'Lo')

Lầu was born and raised in the highlands of Ha Giang.   Beyond the ancestral tea knowledge of the local Dao people, Lầu learned tea handcrafting skills from his uncle, who lived and worked both in Yunnan and Fujian.  Rooted in tradition but not bound by it, Lầu strives to create tea that will fascinate the drinker. 

One of those old tea trees.

No fancy equipment, simply delicious 'mountain' tea.

The next generation:  she who enjoys delicious tea, made at home.