Tea from Yunnan
Most of Changshou’s teas begin in places Gu Rui and Luo Bo have returned to for years. Some are familiar teas they make again each season; others begin with a garden or a batch that catches their attention on the road. They stay close to the tea from fresh leaf to finished batch, then keep tasting it back in Shaxi as it settles and ages.
Explore our tea
Availability changes with the harvest and with what remains in storage. Each family page includes current and recent teas; write to us to confirm a batch or vintage.
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White tea is simple on paper—mostly withering and drying—which makes the leaf and the timing all the more visible. Changshou’s whites range from bright, floral Silver Needle to old-tree cakes that grow rounder and more honeyed with time.
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The Pu’er collection moves from young raw teas made in forest gardens to ripe teas that have had years to settle after fermentation. Different as they are, both begin with Yunnan large-leaf tea and are chosen with an eye to what time may bring.
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Yunnan black tea can be generous without being heavy. Changshou’s include sun-dried teas and tiny lots from wild tea trees, made to keep their fruit, flowers and sweetness clear rather than cover them with roast.
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These oolongs come from Qingxin plants growing high in the forests of Wuliang Mountain. The leaf is Yunnan; the making draws on Taiwanese oolong traditions. Some lots are gently roasted, others given a deeper charcoal roast, while leafhopper-bitten tea develops the honeyed fragrance associated with Oriental Beauty.
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For Gu Rui and Luo Bo, choosing tea begins in the garden, not at a tasting table. They return to places they know, pay attention to how the trees are growing and how the garden is managed, and help make the tea during harvest. From there, the leaf sets the pace: a white tea may need a slower wither; raw Pu’er may turn on the pan temperature; an oolong on how far to take the oxidation or roast. They taste through the process, then keep tasting the finished tea in Shaxi—sometimes for years—to see what time brings out.
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