{"product_id":"minnan-oolongs","title":"Minnan Oolongs","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e15g Old Style Zhangping Shui Xian (1 cake)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e16g Hong Xin Tie Guan Yin (2 brews)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e7g Yongchun Foshou (1 brew)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have put this set together as a convenient way to experience three good examples of \u003cem\u003eMinnan\u003c\/em\u003e oolongs. \u003cem\u003eMin\u003c\/em\u003e is an old name for Fujian, while \u003cem\u003eNan\u003c\/em\u003e means South. Minnan oolongs differ from Northern Fujian oolongs in tea-making style, shape, and use of varietal. We have deliberately chosen three older style and charcoal roasted examples of these oolongs so you can compare with the modern \u003cem\u003eqingxiang\u003c\/em\u003e styles easily accessible on the market today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Old Style Zhangping Shui Xian is pressed into a 15g cake, larger than the modern 8g cakes. The larger cakes hail from a time when Gongfu brewing was not the primary way to brew tea in Zhangping. Instead, one 15g cake would be brewed in a large teapot. Not many producers make this style anymore, but luckily we found one Intangible Cultural Heritage master who still does. Given the size of this cake, you may wish to break it into two pieces, or brew it the old fashioned way by using a larger brewing vessel. In the below picture the old style Zhangping Shui Xian is on the left, with a modern \u003cem\u003eqingxiang\u003c\/em\u003e Zhangping Shui Xian on the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/1560\/7871\/files\/DSC08214.jpg?v=1789666610\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeighbouring Zhangping is Anxi, the famous origin of Tie Guan Yin. Tie Guan Yin is complicated enough that an entire sample set could be devoted to it alone.  We have kept with the theme of older styles and selected a heavily charcoal roasted tea made from the original Hong Xin (Red Heart) varietal pictured below. This tea is a stark contrast from the greener unroasted Tie Guan Yin commonly found on the market today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/1560\/7871\/files\/1538.jpg?v=1789030304\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo represent Yongchun Foshou we have also opted for a heavily oxidised and roasted tea. Although Yongchun Foshou can be made into other shapes, we have selected a strip shaped one so that this set contains three different shapes of oolong, representing the variety of oolong shapes one can find in Southern Fujian. From the unique pressed cake shape of Zhangping Shui Xian, to the iconic ball-rolled Tie Guan Yin in the below picture, and the classic strip shape of Yongchun Foshou.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/1560\/7871\/files\/ball_tgy.jpg?v=1789795393\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTotal Net Weight: 38g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sample Set","offers":[{"title":"38g","offer_id":43901438918719,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/1560\/7871\/files\/fx303971_12201521.jpg?v=1788793319","url":"https:\/\/pastleaf.com\/fr\/products\/minnan-oolongs","provider":"Pastleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}