Dark teas, aged puer, roasted oolongs
Winter is not a gap between harvests. It is its own drinking season.
The teas that belong to these months are the ones that have waited: aged sheng puer, roasted oolongs, dark compressed teas that have been slowly transforming in storage. The days are short, the steeps are long, and there is nowhere else to be.
Teas to try
Regions to explore
Ancient Forests
Yunnan’s old arbor puer trees, aged and transforming
Fertile Heartland
Fu Zhuan, Liu An, and China’s dark tea traditions
This card is active during Jan 1–31.
Comes back each year.