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2014 "Chen Nian Shou Mei" Aged White Tea Cake of Fuding
Chén Nián Shòu Méi · 陈年寿眉
Aged Shou Mei pressed into 200g–357g cakes in 2014 from Fuding leaves — bigger, leafier picks than Bai Mu Dan, ageing into a darkening, honey-and-medicinal liquor over a decade or more. The pressed format accelerates oxidation in storage …
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- white
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- 5.0g / 100ml
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- 95°C