{"title":"Green Tea","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreen tea is crafted by firing leaves just after picking to prevent enzymatic breakdown. This minimal yet skillful craftsmanship best accentuates the quality of leaf and growing region. Our collection consists of early spring harvested tea from the most recent harvest year.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"white-dragonwell-tea","title":"White Dragonwell","description":"\u003cp class=\"tea-summary\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite Dragonwell’s unusual name refers to this tea’s cultivar, which yields brilliant green leaves with a whitish down. It is closely related to a rare green tea called Anji Baicha (or Anji White Tea). The buds are small and boast wonderful fruit and floral notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat particularly distinguishes this tea is its source garden. At 1200m, the garden is in northern Zhejiang Province, less than an hour drive from Thousand Island Lake. It is remote, accessible via a single path that meanders through rows of loosely clustered tea plants. Limited infrastructure results in these plants being effectively dry-farmed. The region’s remoteness and elevation produce beautiful tea plants and perfect leaf buds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’ve sourced White Dragonwell from this tea garden for well over a decade now. Its northerly latitude and high elevation mean the harvest is later to sprout, and sprouts more sporadically than lower elevation gardens. Because of this, our method for selecting this tea is to cup several pickings - some earlier, and some later - and select the one that best combines the textural, aromatic, and taste properties that we look for in our teas. We are not necessarily tied to arbitrary date and time stamps, relying instead on the quality and character of the tea to guide our selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are 30,000 buds in 500g of tea. Each batch was carefully roasted in 3 stages. First, the tea was fired to stop further enzymatic breakdown; it was then pressed and shaped, and finally pan-roasted to dry. The entire production process took 40 minutes to complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finished result is sublime. To cup this tea is to experience a green that will reset your expectations of what quality is for a green tea. The texture is incredible; luscious and viscous, while at the same time, delicate and bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"brew-summary\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"brew-detail\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Song Tea","offers":[{"title":"30g pouch","offer_id":12303457091672,"sku":"g-0010-30g","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60g pouch","offer_id":12303457124440,"sku":"g-0010-60g","price":98.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120g pouch","offer_id":12303457157208,"sku":"g-0010-120g","price":196.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"240g pouch","offer_id":12303457189976,"sku":"g-0010-240g","price":392.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Kraft Canister | 60g","offer_id":12303457222744,"sku":"g-0010-gc-60g","price":102.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Single brew | 3g","offer_id":43175051886805,"sku":"g-0010-single-3g","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1728\/6899\/files\/g_DW_1.jpg?v=1785011991"},{"product_id":"snow-jasmine","title":"Snow Jasmine","description":"\u003cp class=\"tea-summary\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSnow Jasmine was named for the pale white down that coats these leaves, resembling fresh snowfall. The base green tea is Gan Lu, or sweet dew, from Mengding Shan in Sichuan. Young leaf buds were hand picked in early spring, pan roasted, finished, and stored until summer jasmine season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA jasmine tea is only as good as its constituent parts. The base tea must have enough character to stand up to scenting while remaining sweet and smooth. The flowers used to scent the tea should be intense but not overwhelming, sweet but not cloying. Our Snow Jasmine strikes a balanced harmony between tea and flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScenting is completed in small batches. An initial low temperature baking dries the tea, and a fresh layer of jasmine flowers is scattered over the leaves. The dry tea absorbs the residual moisture and aromatic oils from the flowers overnight, and the flowers are fanned off the next morning. The tea is baked again, and the process is repeated. In total, Snow Jasmine received 5 rounds of jasmine scenting, resulting in a sweet and intensely aromatic tea with wispy leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"brew-detail\"\u003eBrew Snow Jasmine as a Gan Lu, albeit at a slightly higher temperature. The resulting tea yields a buttery, round texture whose complexity belies its delicacy. The trick are short steeps that begin with a pre-warmed vessel and slow additional of water in a gradual stream. 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On average, a new planting takes a minimum of 4-5 years before the tea leaves mature enough to be picked. 2013 marked not only our first collection at Song, but coincided with the first year of full commercial production in this tea garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom our 2013 description of this tea, “It takes a visionary producer to build a wholly organic tea garden around a new cultivar, and to continue investing in that garden through the five years it takes for the tea plant to mature. We like working with visionaries.” Little has changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn April, the tea fields where this tea is grown is washed in beautiful shades of gold and green. During harvesting, the hand-picked chartreuse colored leaf buds were spread on woven bamboo mats to wither in the shade. After withering, the leaf buds were pan-roasted: briefly at a high temperature to arrest enzymatic breakdown and set the green, and then a longer lower temperature roasting to shape and dry the leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finished tea buds have the appearance of golden spears. Rehydrated, these spears unfurl into strikingly beautiful tender leaf buds with a tea liquor the color of pale corn silk. The mouth feel is clean, but there is complexity in its simplicity and the length of its finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated an hour's drive south of Fuding, this remote garden grows from mineral rich soil, and its proximity to the coast ensured a high degree of moisture. While the elevation, at 600-700 meters above sea level is not high for a tea garden, the climate in the area mimics the cooler, higher elevation areas around Fuding County.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most experimental gardens we’ve visited in Fujian in terms of new cultivars and organic stewardship methods. 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Now, as then, this tea is quite difficult to acquire. With a complex and aromatic profile, it’s not difficult to see why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHunan’s reputation as a tea-producing region is often eclipsed by its neighbors to the east and west. But this is old tea country, and little known regions can at times harbor strange and unusual treasures. Legends from the Ming and Qing dynasties tell of an old Miao woman who healed a traveler with these very leaves and was repaid in gold, giving this venerable tea its name, Huangjin, which translates in English to gold. The name is appropriate, as this tea is indeed a treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrown in Baojing County, Northwestern Hunan, Huangjin Cha is crafted from a grove of centuries-old trees. Much like Wuyishan Ecological park, these tea trees are indigenous to the region, with records dating as far back as the 1300s. The region is hot and humid - the kind of heat that makes the air taste green - and gives Huang Jin Cha a certain weight and richness on the palate unlike other green teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuangjin Cha is a layered brew. It is bold, yet perfectly balanced in a way that invites exploration of its complex aromatic and flavor profiles. Brewed, it carries a bouquet of floral and fruit notes that are more reminiscent of high mountain oolongs than green teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dry leaves smell of summer corn, while the liquor has the crisp sweetness of heart of palm, and the dark verdancy of artichoke. 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The name refers to any number of unnamed native tea cultivars whose leaves are typically fashioned into a simple, everyday tea at origin. It’s customary for these plants to be harvested in late spring when the leaves are fullest, maximizing yields. But relegating cai cha to merely a quotidian tea undermines its potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis garden is home to centuries-old trees, and this, coupled with Hunan’s heat and humidity, gives the fresh leaves a weight and richness rare in green teas. Contrary to tradition, we harvested these leaves early on in the season, as the plants had just begun to bud, capturing the vibrancy of a young green tea alongside the leaves’ more mature qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn turn this cai cha reflects the best of both growing conditions, harvest date, and craftsmanship, elevating a humble tea to new heights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Song Tea","offers":[{"title":"60g pouch","offer_id":48299516395733,"sku":"g-0024-60g","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120g pouch","offer_id":48299516428501,"sku":"g-0024-120g","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"240g pouch","offer_id":48299516461269,"sku":"g-0024-240g","price":116.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Kraft Canister | 60g","offer_id":48299516494037,"sku":"g-0024-gc-60g","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Single brew | 4g","offer_id":48299516526805,"sku":"g-0024-single-4g","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1728\/6899\/files\/g_FL_1.jpg?v=1785012092"}],"url":"https:\/\/songtea.sbs\/collections\/green-tea.oembed","provider":"Song Tea \u0026 Ceramics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}