{"title":"Wood","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuj9p2bz85zz88z6h4z70z3wkiz87zkq2z68zryhwl6j4bz71z\"\u003eThese teas are nutty, and aromatic: including walnuts, and chestnut notes, sandalwood, cedar, and to an extreme, smoke.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"redwater-tieguanyin","title":"Red Water Tieguanyin","description":"\u003cp class=\"tea-summary\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tieguanyin cultivar traces back to 19th century Anxi County, Fujian, and was carried across the channel by immigrants to Taiwan. It’s named for the iron (tie) bodhisavttva associated with mercy and compassion (Guanyin).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eRed Water is often used to refer to teas that are heavily roasted, resulting in a dark, ruby tea liqueur. Prior to roasting, each leaf cluster is picked by hand in early May and oxidized for 20 hours – first shade withered, then rested indoors for 10 hours - followed by bruising and additional resting before the tea is roasted and rolled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo achieve its intense molasses quality, the maocha is convection baked for three days at a low temperature then finished over longan wood charcoal. The result is a brew that embodies the depth of a well-oxidized and precisely fired traditional tea, imbued with the lush character and texture of a high elevation oolong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Song Tea","offers":[{"title":"30g pouch","offer_id":12303454994520,"sku":"o-0005-30g","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60g pouch","offer_id":12303455027288,"sku":"o-0005-60g","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120g pouch","offer_id":12303455060056,"sku":"o-0005-120g","price":112.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"240g pouch","offer_id":12303455092824,"sku":"o-0005-240g","price":224.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Kraft Canister | 60g","offer_id":12303455125592,"sku":"o-0005-gc-60g","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Single brew | 5g","offer_id":43175502119125,"sku":"o-0005-single-5g","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1728\/6899\/products\/rwtieguanyin2.jpg?v=1621989007"},{"product_id":"wild-tree-yunnan-red-tea","title":"Wild Tree Yunnan Red","description":"\u003cp class=\"tea-summary\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea is both a rechristening and an upgrade to our iconic Old Tree Yunnan Red. The wild in its name refers to the old grove of wild \u003cem\u003ecamellia taliensis\u003c\/em\u003e trees used to craft this tea. We’ve chosen only the smallest leaves, creating a liqueur that is strikingly bright and candy-like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild Tree Yunnan Red was grown in Fengqing County, Yunnan. This region boasts China's most ancient tea trees – some hundreds of years old, with deep root structures that allow for high absorption of nutrients and minerals from the soil. This varietal is known fondly as \u003cem\u003ehong ku\u003c\/em\u003e, or “red pants” by the indigenous people who harvest its leaves. Over the centuries, \u003cem\u003ehong ku\u003c\/em\u003e has adapted to the local ecological environment and, as a result, these trees are resistant to most pests and diseases and require neither watering nor fertilizing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea is a labor of love from a producer with a passion for crafting delicious heritage teas. Wild Tree Yunnan Red is harvested in early April 2024, then shade-withered to bring out its innate clarity and sweetness. With a deft nurturing hand, the leaves are bruised, oxidized, and pan-roasted in small batches. The resultant maocha, or unfinished tea, is wrapped in canvas and baked over charcoal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe received this tea in late summer of 2025, hand have been holding on to it to mellow, sweeten, and increase in complexity. While this tea will deepen with time, our earlier release this year showcases its bright, effervescent character - one that will deepen over time. It brews sweet and fragrant, with liquor the color of Chinese lacquerware. 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On the steep slopes of Lishan mountain, in a picturesque plot bordered by pine trees with sweeping mountain views, the Chang family has made this varietal their primary focus. The garden’s geography is ideal; high elevation slows the development of the leaves, adding sweetness to the tea, while the root structures, buried deep in the nutrient-rich soil, add depth. This combination of factors produces tea leaves that are rich in anti-oxidant catechins and sugars- the foundational building blocks of flavor, texture, and aroma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet despite the merits of the location, this is a difficult garden to reach. Solely accessible through a small fire road, these tea trees were, until recently, inaccessible due to a massive landslide. Now cleared, other challenges faced this year’s harvest. Significant labor shortages across Taiwan meant that a full 4 days of harvest and production yielded a scant 140 of finished tea. Peter spent the final two days working alongside the Chang family picking, processing, withering, rolling, bruising, and resting these leaves before purchasing the entire harvest and sending it to a producer for a final charcoal bake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cultivar traditionally crafted as an oolong, we took leaves to full oxidation before firing, making them a true red tea. We’ve been after a Red Shuixian for the Song Collection for some time now, ever since featuring a small run in The Founder’s Collection. It’s a marvelously textured tea, rich and malty, with a nose of cherry liqueur and bouquet of rose de mai. The final charcoal bake lends the leaves their soft, malted notes of champurrado and cocoa powder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2022 harvest is the counterpoint to our newly released \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/songtea.mom\/products\/aged-shuixian-red-2012\"\u003eAged Shuixian, ca. 2012\u003c\/a\u003e. Hailing from the same garden plot, these leaves are identical in every way, save for a decade of quiet aging. Taste them side by side, then stash some away for further experimentation. 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Like its predecessor, Ruby Variation #2, crafted from a variation of the green heart cultivar, is named for the beautiful red hue of the tea’s liqueur. But the similarities end there. A change of garden and a twist on craftsmanship have transformed this tea from something rich and fruity, to something incredibly floral and light. A different tea altogether, yet entirely appealing in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrown on Shan Lin Xi, the leaves of this red tea are rolled, and rolled teas are nearly always a visual indication of oolong teas in Taiwan. But Ruby Variation #2 transcends this category of tea, moving past the mid oxidation of an oolong and well into the dark, fully oxidized body of a red tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe qualities of sweetness and inherent floral notes of the leaves after this extended oxidation process are further crystalized by means of a series of low temperature charcoal roasts. 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Translating to mean “old early taste”, these words indicate the establishment’s commitment to traditional dishes and ways of cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Water Buddha’s Hand is a homage to this old taste. Made in a style over a century old, this tea comes together in a warm, dark-roasted oolong that tastes like home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Buddha’s Hand cultivar is named for its uncharacteristically large leaves. Fully developed, they can span the width and length of a person's hand. The name also alludes to the similarity in scent of its leaves to the zest of the fingered citron.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea can be traced to its origins to Fujian Province's Yong Chun county, arriving in Taiwan by way of settlers who planted the cultivar in the tea region north of present day Taipei. The popularity of other cultivars soon eclipsed Buddha's Hand, and it is now increasingly rare in Taiwan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis tea was grown on Alishan by the same tea maker who brought us our original Buddha’s Hand, a rolled oxidized tea using these same leaves. 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