About Zheng Shan Tang Fei Zi Xiao Black Tea

This black tea is produced by Zheng Shan Tang. Tea is picked from Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve where the sea level is around 800 to 1500 meters. Those tea trees are scattered along the riverbanks or in the deep hollow of the hills. The tea has one bud with two leaves, picked once a year.
The special part of this tea is its delicate lychee taste. To fully reflect the sweet nature of this tea, Zheng Shan Tang named it after a Tang dynasty poem that described ‘A steed which raised red dust won the fair mistress’ smiles. How many steeds which brought her lychee died on the run!’.

Appearance & Taste

The appearance of dry tea leaves is sharp and thin, and the colour of it is oily black. The tea soup of it is bright orange colour with a golden circle.

The taste of the tea is mellow, smooth and sweet, with a long-lasting lingering aftertaste. It has a special delicate sweet lychee aroma which is memorable.

Taste: Lychee, Sweet

Brewing Guide

Kongfu Style

Warm the Gaiwan with hot water; discard the water afterward
Add 3-5g of Fei Zi Xiao Black Tea into Gaiwan
Pour 100°C hot water
Infuse tea for around 3s-5s for the first brew, then 5-10s for the second brew, extending an extra infusion time for the following brew (no more than 15s).
Pour the steeped tea into a serving cup and divided into small teacups and serve
Can repeat more than 12 times according to personal taste

Origin

Their home – Wuyishan Nature Reserve has a subtropical monsoon climate. This very famous natural reserve, which is 96.3% forest, provides an advantageous natural environment for growing tea. The average altitude of the main producing area is about 1,200 meters. For almost 120 days a year, it is misty. The annual average temperature is around 11–18°C and the average precipitation is about 2,000mm. The soil pH is 4.5 to 5.