This should be the most difficult tea to pick in Chinese tea. Widely grown in western China, this is eagle tea. The tea tree is a rare high-altitude ancient tree called leopard skin camphor, locally known as red and white tea. It grows in evergreen broad-leaved forests at an altitude of 1000-1500 meters. Some tea trees have a diameter of 50 centimeters, and according to many farmers, some tea trees are 500 years old. Eating eagle tea has a history of more than 1000 years.
The tea farmers who pick eagle tea are all good at climbing trees, using both hands and feet, quickly climbing to the top of camphor trees that are over ten meters high, and slowly moving to the treetops. Regardless of the violent shaking of the tree trunk, it is a big test for tea farmers to speed up the leaf bag picking.
Stir frying tea, withering, rolling, fermenting, and sun drying tea are the production techniques passed down from generation to generation for Eagle Tea. Every word is good, every step is not missed. For hundreds of years, tea farmers have been following and inheriting the tradition of tacit understanding.
The handmade inheritance skills of Shifang Hongbai Tea (Eagle Tea) have been selected for the second batch of rural production and living heritage list in Sichuan Province.
Litsea coreana
Litsea coreana（Red and white tea） is carefully selected from one bud and two leaves of high-altitude tea gardens. Through the clever combination of the fermentation process of black tea and the light fermentation process of white tea, it not only retains the rich and mellow flavor of black tea, but also presents the elegant and sweet taste of white tea. Packaging form: Kraft paper bag Weight: 2 ounces
The taste of Eagle Tea is robust and full-bodied. It has a certain earthiness that lingers on the palate, accompanied by a subtle hint of sweetness. With each sip, one can experience a complexity that evolves.
Whether you enjoy it in the morning to start your day or in the evening to unwind, offers a moment of indulgence. It’s a tea that invites you to savor its unique blend of flavors and enjoy a truly special tea-drinking experience.
