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The status of the leaves of Old Bush Zhilan after 3 sessions of infusion, totalling to over 25 minutes, and hours in between. For those who are interested in understanding more about tea quality, reading the infused leaves is useful to investigate the quality of the pluck and of the different key steps in processing.
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A bouquet Phoenix,
an Easy Life for $37,
and 15% tariff for USA to begin soon
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An Old Bush Zhilan Xiang Dancong from Danhu, Wudong
Introducing Old Bush Zhilan, the tea that has a very special place in my heart:
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“A high fragrance bouquet style dancong, such as this Zhilan Xiang, is usually given a shorter oxidation duration so as to retain most of the volatile aromatic oils that are formed in the first four hours of the process. The difficulty for producing the intricately complex taste body with this shortened oxidation means optimising other factors that affect the taste of the tea.
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One important step is to maximise the biochemical activities of the leaf at the moment it is plucked — at least a couple of hours after sunrise on a sunny day ( this is crucial not only in dancong, but also in most other oolongs ). After plucking, ample sun-bathing time (1~2 hours) is given to the plucked leaves to maintain the photosynthesis process to heighten the biochemical contents of the leaf that contribute to its final quality, such as various forms of carbohydrates, amino acids, enzymes, lipids, terpenoids (e.g. essential oils), etc.
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This is a step essential to the quality of all oolongs, but more critical for bouquet dancongs.
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Note that you do not simply go out to do the plucking on any sunny day. The size and grown condition of the leaf have to be right too. There is only a window of a couple of days otherwise the leaf would not be in the proper size. A leaf too young or too old does not only present a different set of biochemistry, but also a different physical structure…
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An Easy Life for $37
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Other than genuine quality Yixing teapots, we have a lineup of price-friendly good quality infusion wares waiting to be rolled out. This maybe the most versatile one:
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Easy Life Traveller’s Tea Set, with 3 design options
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15% tariff for USA
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As mentioned in a recent newsletter update and blog post, there will be a newly imposed tariff of 15% for orders arriving in USA on August 29th. Counting back the order processing and transit lead time, we shall have to begin collecting it for the US Customs on August 22nd, and have it processed through the courier — FedEx — in the hope that the parcel can reach you smoothly.
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No tax will be charged for orders smaller than 800USD placed on or before August 21st (9:00 p.m. Japan time, GMT+9). The de minimus arrangement should still be workable for that time
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Please let us know if you have any concerns, comments or questions.
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Since most of our users are in the US, we will be greatly affected by this sudden new policy. We shall continue monitor the evolvement of this matter and will update you in case of any new development.
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Don’t let all those noises disrupt your precious teatime meanwhile.
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