Lao Shoumei 2012 老寿眉 - Aged White Tea, loose leaf
Selected farmers
The years of commitment to our land, taking care of the trees and trying to achieve to best quality through the leaf-processing, continuously learning season after season, allowed us to build valuable relationships with other tea-producers all over China that we are glad to support and share with you.
Our constantly updated offer includes all tea categories: white, green, yellow, red, dark (fermented heicha), and wulong.
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Shipping
For all European countries and America we ship through our distributor located in Italy, Europe, while for Asia, Oceania and African countries we use our logistic center located in China (link).
For European countries there is no custom-clearance procedure; for all the other shipments we accompany the package with all the necessary papers to ensure the fastest process possible.
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North America
Asia and Oceania
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Other countries
Within the European Union the shipping time is between 1-5 days, while for Extra-UE shipment the delivery time varies between 5 and 12 days. Orders are shipped on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: for special requests, please add a note to your order, we will endeavor to fulfill them.
In Italy we ship through BRT. In Europe and US we ship through DHL Express courier or UPS; For shipments in Italy, you can select a BRT point where to collect your package, for shipments Europe you can choose a UPS point, and for the US you can choose a DHL service point. In Asia we use EMS.
Eastern Leaves’s Guarantee
We guarantee the product will arrive securely as well as beautifully packed. While very rare, breakage in shipping can happen. In the unlikely event of breakage please contact us and we will replace the defected item with no additional charge. Please email info@easternleaves.com to arrange for a replacement or return.
福鼎 Fuding, the birthplace of white tea
mount taimu and the origin of white tea
According to folklore, during Xia dynasty (around 4000 years ago), a lady called Lan Gu of Taimu Mountain in Fuding used white tea to save many children from measles, thus earning the nickname “Taimu auntie”. Mount Taimu 太姥山 (literally “old woman”) later became one of the most famous white tea mountains where Lu Xue Ya 绿雪芽, the mother tree of white tea, still grows, although it is now used mostly to make green tea.
where the best cultivars grow
Fuding Dabai 福鼎大白 (literally "big white") and Fuding Dahao 福鼎大毫 (literally "big fluff"), with their thick buds rich in precious silver fur, are now the most popular cultivars for white tea in Fujian. Since 1985, they were respectively given the name of Huacha n.1 华茶一号, and Huacha n.2 华茶二号, according to a Chinese classification system which identifies the best cultivars at a National level.
At about 600 meters above sea level, Fuding is both close to the sea and to the mountains. Here, when walking around tea trees, you can both breathe the sea breeze and the fresh mountain air, and the tea trees also get to enjoy this complex ecosystem, which is released in the flavor at each brew.
