Description
Let me share a secret from the “Phoenix’s Nest” – Fenghuang Mountain in Guangdong. Here, tea trees grow above clouds, their roots clinging to cliffs where winter frost clings like lace. The name “Liuxue” (六雪) comes from an old legend: six snowfalls bless the tea bushes each century, crystallizing their floral soul. My great-grandfather, a third-generation tea master, once whispered, “These leaves remember the touch of snowflakes.”
The Snowflake’s Journey: From Cliff to Cup
Dawn Harvest: Plucked only on mornings after mountain frost, when leaves hold “snow’s memory.”
Sun & Shade Withering: 8 hours under diffused light to preserve delicate enzymes.
Precision Oxidation: Mastered by listening – the rustle of leaves dictates rolling intensity.
Charcoal Soul: 72-hour lychee wood charcoal roasting, turning leaves into flavor galaxies.
Moonlit Resting: Stored in bamboo baskets under open skies for 49 nights.
The Mountain’s Apothecary in a Leaf
Chaozhou elders call this “the scholar’s tea” for its clarity-enhancing magic:
Mental Focus: L-theanine sharpens cognition like mountain air cleanses lungs.
Antioxidant Shield: Polyphenols combat urban fatigue’s toll on skin.
Gentle Detox: Enzymes from snow-kissed leaves ease rich meal digestion.
Unlocking the Snow Orchid’s Whisper
To Brew:
Gongfu Ceremony: 5g tea | 100°C spring water | 10s rinse, then 15s/20s/30s steeps. Use a silver teapot to amplify floral notes.
Snow Infusion (Winter Special): Steep 3g in snowmelt water overnight for ethereal iced tea.
Own a fragment of Fenghuang’s mystique. Let each steep remind you: the rarest treasures are those that whisper, not shout.
