Tagged: shui xian
Article · Regions & Origin
The Altitude Premium Depends on the Cultivar
Wuyi rock tea buyers pay a real premium for elevation, on the assumption that higher always means better. A controlled trial across six cultivars found that mostly true, and for one cultivar exactly backwards.
Article · Oxidation & Roast
A Rainy Pick Day Caps a Rock Tea's Aroma, and No Roast Recovers It
A 2025 GC-MS study found rainy-day-picked Wuyi rock tea carries 40 to 74 percent less floral and fruity aroma compound than sunny-day leaf, and processing cannot fully make up the deficit.
Guide · Regions & Origin
Yancha, Wuyi Rock Tea
Yancha is the oxidized, charcoal-fired oolong of the Wuyi cliffs, defined by the mineral yan yun and sorted by the state into five official categories. The canonical account of what it is, how it is classified and graded, how it is made, and the documented history from Tang-dynasty tribute leaf to today's regulation.