Yiwu Mountain Tea

(2nd draft - final edits to be completed) As a continuation of the Gaoshan sampling theme, we've produced a new set of samples in the same vein as the 2025 sampler by using five different gardens. Having tasted both the 2025 and 2026 sets, one can get a very good idea of the full range of the village. Seasonal variances and resulting adaptations to processing aside, there's enough difference from deep, shaded forest to more open sun-exposed gardens, and so plenty of variety

Hello 2026! goodbye Fangcun...

(2nd Draft - final edits to be completed) The spring of 2025 was a very interesting year due to the fact that I had spent the longest...

TLDR: Overall, the good tea was still low in quantity. Good news is that it rained, and bad news is that it rained too much... It's...

Being one of few foreigners to spend time in Gaoshan, Yiwu, I get a lot of questions about the village, culture and life there. Having...