Bai Ji Guan – One of the most aromatic rock tea with high floral notes!
Bai Ji Guan (白鷄冠), one of the four famous kinds of Rock Tea varietal (Si Da Ming Cong tea). Its name translated as “White rooster” , which is based on a legend – A rooster sacrificed his life to protect its babies from an eagle. A monk buried the rooster and from that spot, the Bai Ji Guan tea bush grew.
It is a very unique and rare kind of light and elegant Rock Tea. Unlike most of the Wuyi Rock Tea, the fresh leaves on the tea bush is small and yellow in colour, and the dry leaves is yellowish to light green/brown rather than dark brown. The plant is very sensitive to temperature, its leaves turns yellow under persistent sunshine. The flavour is also quite different from the other Rock Tea. This lightly roasted Bai Ji Guan is high in mixed floral notes, similar to cape Jasmine, orchid and Magnolia. It is also distinctive in its herbal medicine notes with mild creamy undertone. We found some similarities between this Tea and the Dan Cong and Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea, both with high floral notes, but this one is having more forest and rock rhyme in it.
Weight per pack: 25g/50g/100g
Tea Farm Location: Wuyi Mountain Region, Fujian, China
Harvest Time: Spring 2021
Tasting Notes: Light charcoal, mixed floral, mild herbal
Dry Leaves Appearance: twisted, yellowish brown/green
Tea Liquor Colour: Bright and clear golden yellow