This special reproduction of the classic 1950’s tea comes from a verdant forest of ancient tea trees in Da San, Yunnan. The gardens have been kept pristine since their birth long ago, with an ample three to five meters between each tree, so that their branches may stretch out comfortably and smile in glorious crowns beneath the sky. Among them, there are some camphor and cinnamon trees, as well as prolific undergrowth and a whole ecology of insects, plants and animals. Confucius said that “everything expands as much as its nature allows.” And giving tea trees such freedom represents the traditional wisdom of countless generations of tea farmers. This new Hong Yin cake is modeled after the flavor profile of the classic Hong Yin First Grade (jia ji). This new version was harvested in the spring of 2007. Master Chow Yu, the founder and owner of Wistaria Tea House, carefully selected and blended this tea based on decades of experience with the original. The tea liquor is fine, smooth and thick with a mellow aftertaste and a peaceful Qi that expands throughout the body, similar to Chow Yu’s classic 2004 Tai He tea.