Single Bud Premium Yunnan Snails | Full-bodied, Energizing Green Tea 2025

Description

ORIGIN & HARVEST TIME

China, Yunnan, Simao, 2025

CHARACTER

Jade green curled snails from high mountain region of Simao, that contains only tender buds of a big leaf variety. The fresh, floral aroma infusion is especially thick and naturally sweet. After the second infusion we start to feel the complexity and robust character, more green and wild flower hints appear. Still bright and sweet but much more strong and intense than the Eastern-Chinese green teas. When oversteeped, the tea reveals dominant notes of bitterness, wildflowers, and tartness. To avoid this, it’s best to reduce the amount of leaf used or pay close attention to steeping time.

Green tea cultivation in Yunnan has a history of only a few decades. During the Japanese occupation and the Second World War, harvesting in the eastern provinces, which traditionally produced green tea, was difficult. Tea officials were therefore sent from Beijing to Yunnan, the only province not affected by international conflicts, to try to produce green-style teas (e.g. bi luo chun) from local varieties. Buds were collected from all over Yunnan, and the result was great! Yunnan green teas are usually characterised by strong green spices and tropical fruit-like aromas. The green teas of Yunnan province are renowned for their strong, green herbal aroma and the strength of the tea, often reminiscent of puer tea.

BENEFITS

Strong, Digestive, Stimulating, Refreshing, Rich, Full-bodied, Floral

STRENGTH-CAFF: 9/10

DOSAGE & BREWING GUIDELINE

A) Traditional way in a gaiwan/clay teapot: 3-5 grams + 150 ml water. According to the Gongfucha, it can be infused at 80-85°C, for 30 seconds, 8-10 times.

B) Modern brewing in a jug: 5 grams + 300-500 ml water. It can be infused at 85 C°, for 2 minutes, 2-3 times.