Fine things in the world are mostly attainable and available at hand, yet there is always a kind of rarity hidden in the word "specially".
We always say that a pre-ordered tea is precious not because it is fresher than the ready-made ones, but because this kind of intention is never a casual encounter of "happening to have it", but a deliberate preference of "reserving specially for you". Just like the ancient custom of breaking willow branches to see off friends, willow branches grow everywhere by the river, but the one plucked personally for the traveler is infused with reluctance and concern, carrying a unique warmth. Just like the first gentle breeze of spring, which is ordinary in nature, yet waiting specially for someone you care about turns it into the tenderest expectation.
Pre-ordering this cup of pre-Ming new tea means calling out "here" exclusively for the one in your heart at the very first sign of spring. What we pre-order is never just a box of tea leaves, but the time when a leaf wakes up from deep sleep. Throughout the whole winter, the tea tree quietly nurtures a dream about fragrance deep in its roots. Every order you place is like a letter sent to the Awakening of Insects, gently pushing open the half-hidden door of spring, awakening the tender buds deep in the tea mountains, and giving this long wait across the cold winter a warm destination.
This spring, Tongxin She Teahouse travels all over the Yixing tea mountains, personally supervising the picking and production at the place of origin, bringing this Pre-Ming Premium Yixing Black Tea, and sealing all the spiritual aura of the western shore of Taihu Lake and the mellow charm of the thousand-year tea culture into this single tea leaf.
Yixing, known as Yangxian in ancient times, lies peacefully on the western bank of the vast Taihu Lake, overlooking the rolling Tianmu Mountains. It is a land with beautiful mountains and clear waters, a paradise far from the hustle and bustle of the world, nurtured by the vitality of heaven and earth and baptized by the essence of the sun and moon. The unique water, soil and climate here have created the distinctive character and mellow fragrance of Yixing tea. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Yixing tea was renowned all over the world. Lu Tong, honored as the "Sage of Tea", once left the famous verse: "Before the Son of Heaven tastes Yangxian tea, all herbs dare not bloom first", which vividly reflects the supreme status of Yixing tea in the tea circle at that time as a tribute tea exclusively for the royal family.
As time goes by, the charm of Yixing tea has become more mellow. Since the Ming Dynasty, small purple clay teapots have flourished, and Yixing black tea from the place of origin has naturally become the perfect partner for purple clay teapots. With its warm and mellow taste, it complements the purple clay tea sets perfectly, and a pot, a cup and a cup of tea together achieve the ultimate elegance of Chinese tea tasting. After 1949, Yixing black tea has risen rapidly in reputation: firstly, it has become a major export tea variety in China as broken black tea; secondly, its "Bamboo Sea Golden Charm" has won the first place in the black tea category of the China Tea Cup Award, continuing the glorious legend of Yixing tea with strength.
This Pre-Ming Premium Yixing Black Tea selects high-quality fresh tea leaves from local Yixing tea trees, adopting fine varieties such as Fuding Dahao, Zhuyezhong, Yingshuang and Fuyun, and is elaborately made with ancient craftsmanship, showing the rarity and high quality of pre-Ming tea to the fullest.
Looking at its appearance, the dry tea has tight, slender and compact strips, with a glossy and even dark brown color, free of broken residues and impurities. Gently pinching it with your fingertips, you can smell a wisp of fresh and sweet floral fragrance, elegant and lasting, neither strong nor light, just like the fresh wind in the mountain spring, refreshing your heart and spleen.
Tasting its flavor, when boiling water is poured in, the tea leaves slowly stretch out, and the tea soup immediately presents a bright orange-red color, transparent and warm, as crystal clear as amber. It has a sweet and fresh floral fragrance at the first sip, with a rich, mellow and refreshing taste, without the slightest astringency. The mellow tea soup melts on the tip of the tongue, and the sweet feeling reaches the bottom of your heart. For the third infusion, a little longer steeping will bring a thicker tea soup with full taste, rapid sweet aftertaste, fresh and warm throat feeling, and a long lingering aftertaste. It has excellent brew resistance: after five infusions, the color of the tea soup remains bright and unchanged, the taste gradually becomes lighter, yet the fresh floral fragrance lingers on. Every sip allows you to taste the freshness and mellow of pre-Ming spring tea.
Pre-Ming tea is as precious as gold. This cup of Yixing black tea is not only a taste feast in spring, but also an exclusive intention hidden in the tea. It carries the thousand-year tea heritage of Yixing, embodies the ingenuity and perseverance of tea farmers and us, and also hides the gentleness you specially reserve for the people you care about.
Pre-Ming Premium Yixing Black Tea is now available for pre-order at Tongxin She Teahouse. Give this wisp of spring charm from the western shore of Taihu Lake and this intention spanning the cold winter to yourself or the one you care about. Meet in a cup of light tea, embrace the spring appointment, and slowly savor the mellow fragrance of years.