分类： Wuyi Rock Tea
Wuyi Rock Tea (武夷岩茶, Wuyi yancha) is the roasted oolong tradition of the Wuyi region in Fujian. Reviews examine cultivar character, roast, texture, mineral impression and development across infusions.
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Lao Cong Shui Xian (老枞水仙) — The Keeper at the Ancient Well
An independently sourced Lao Cong Shui Xian journeys from dried fruit, sandalwood and camphor into cave water, ancient stone and a haunting salt-like mineral memory.
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Rou Gui (肉桂) — The Horse and the Flower
The twelfth and final Wuyi benchmark: Rou Gui’s exceptional rock minerality, wood and char evolve into floral-honey sweetness and a soft, dew-like finish across nine infusions.
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Rui Xiang (瑞香) — The Pear Tree and the Birds
Rui Xiang unfolds through pronounced Wuyi rock minerality, ripe and honeyed pear, delicate florals, creamy texture and persistent returning sweetness across eight patient infusions.
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Mei Zhan (梅占) — The Meadow of Flowers
A serene Mei Zhan journey through soft florals, gentle rock fruit, silky texture and persistent sheng jin in a sunlit meadow of flowers.
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Qi Lan (奇兰) — The Rock Beneath the Setting Sun
A composed Qi Lan journey of vivid rock minerality, passionfruit, silky mouthfeel and lingering sweetness, told through a butterfly resting beneath the setting sun.
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The Dancing Petals of the Mountain Grove — Ban Tian Yao (半天腰)
An elegant Ban Tian Yao journey through woody minerality, restrained fruit, floral grace and persistent returning sweetness beneath a mountain grove of drifting petals.
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The Forest of Mist and the Flower: Jin Mudan (金牡丹)
A fourteen-infusion Jin Mudan journey through Wuyi mist, ancient forest and persistent rock minerality, culminating in sweet wood and a single white flower.
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Autumn Mountain — Lao Cong Shui Xian 老從水仙
An atmospheric Lao Cong Shui Xian shaped by autumn rain, old timber, charcoal and rock minerality—unfolding across ten infusions until only mountain dew remains.
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Huang Guanyin (黄观音) Drinking from the Ancient Tree
A ten-infusion study of Huang Guanyin Wuyi Rock Tea, defined by ancient-tree imagery, mineral depth, wood, floral sweetness, and an exceptionally silky mouthfeel.
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Turtle of the Island Pool — Shui Jin Gui (水金龟)
A steady, deeply mineral Wuyi Rock Tea shaped by stone, clay, wood and gentle sweetness across ten contemplative infusions.