Lao Shu

This tea is from wild tea trees in the forests of the Lin Cang region. Usually, the high-quality leaf material from these trees is used to produce puerh, but in this case it is crafted into this wonderful black tea. Since these trees are not maintained “tea garden style”, they are not subject to fertilizers, pesticides, and the like. The local people pluck the flushing new growth during the tea season to provide the leaf material for this tea. Although Yunnan Black Tea has been produced primarily for export since the early 20th century, black tea made from this particular tea varietal is quite popular domestically. Provenance: Origin: Bai Ying, Lin Cang area, Yunnan, China Grower/Teamaster: Han Feng Qing Harvest Date: April 2018 Cultivar: Camellia Taliensis, Yunnan Big Leaves Tea Tree Cultivation: Natural (Organic, no cert.) Plucking Standard: 2 open leaves Processing Notes:  Nickname: Old Tree Yunnan. This is a Dian Hong, or “heavenly” black (dian being an old nickname for Yu