{"title":"Nannuoshan (南糯山)","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"2026-xiaohuangtian","title":"2026 Xiaohuangtian","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e200-300 year old trees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026 Spring first pick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eProduced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/pages\/partners\/yinji\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Yinji\"\u003eYinji\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToo much Huangpian, sold at cost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapper design by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/moriz.work\" title=\"https:\/\/moriz.work\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emoriz.work\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/pages\/partners\/yinji\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Yinji\"\u003eYinji\u003c\/a\u003e has been sourcing teas from Xiaohuangtian for over twenty five years and they made this tea from 200-300 year old trees across their two plots in the village. The trees are scattered through the forest, which is weeded and harvested once a year in spring. This tea comes from the first (and only) harvest in spring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXiaohuangtian is an isolated environment: it has never had electricity, it has been uninhabited since 2018 when it got its first road (which remains unpaved). It is in the middle of the mountains surrounded by forest over the ridge from \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/products\/2026-nuowu\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Nuowu\"\u003eNuowu\u003c\/a\u003e. In fact, it is the most remote tea village on Dongbanshan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXiaohuangtian shares less in common with typical Dongbanshan teas to the south (Zhengqitang, Baihuashu, Banuo) and more in common with Bingdao teas to the north: it is sweet, clear, and complex. In comparison with nearby \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/products\/2026-nuowu\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Nuowu\"\u003eNuowu\u003c\/a\u003e, Xiaohuangtian has lower astringency and bitterness while retaining depth, thickness and fragrance (flowers and wet forest). Xiaohuangtian feels like an Yiwu tea, in contrast to the more Menghai-coded \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/products\/2026-nuowu\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Nuowu\"\u003eNuowu\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis year's Xiaohuangtian was picked too late and, as a result, the leaves are a bit too big and there's a bit too much huangpian. While concealing this information is not an option, holding back the tea is not a good option either: it remains tasty and interesting. Instead, it is offered at cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Hat Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57269186888005,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/8364\/3205\/files\/Xiaohuangtian.png?v=1779367862"},{"product_id":"2026-bama","title":"2026 Bama","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e300-600 year old trees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026 Spring first pick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSourced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/pages\/partners\/guniangzhai-42\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Guniangzhai 42\"\u003eGuniangzhai 42\u003c\/a\u003e, Produced by Ma Xiaobo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapper design by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/moriz.work\" title=\"https:\/\/moriz.work\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emoriz.work\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/pages\/partners\/guniangzhai-42\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Guniangzhai 42\"\u003eGuniangzhai 42\u003c\/a\u003e sourced this tea from Ma Xiaobo, a maternal cousin of CJ’s who lives in Shitou Laozhai. This tea comes from ancient tea gardens with around 80 ancient trees aged between 300 and 600 years old on Xiabo’s 20 mu plot. The gardens are picked and weeded once a year, and this tea comes from the first (and only) spring picking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBama Zhengshan (拔玛正山), often confused with the nearby village Bamazhai (拔玛寨), is a prestigious Nannuoshan tea region southwest of Shitou Laozhai (石头老寨) with ideal conditions for tea (remoteness, forest density, soil composition, elevation, sun exposure, and temperature regulation from nearby streams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a well-balanced tea. It builds sweetness and fragrance across brews and comes across fruity and alpine. It has low bitterness, aside from a quick pinch at the sides of the mouth, and mild astringency that you can feel way up in your gums. Together with medium thickness and a spooky huigan that seems to phase through the upper palate, the tea has an entertaining mouthfeel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile this tea has a rounder fragrance and more multifaceted texture, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/products\/guniangzhai\"\u003eGuniangzhai\u003c\/a\u003e--farther north on Nannuoshan--has a more composed mix of florality and minerality. Together they show how different teas can be, even when produced by relatives on the same mountain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Hat Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57517841908037,"sku":"2025-YJ-VK-200-1","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/8364\/3205\/files\/Bama.png?v=1779367853"},{"product_id":"2026-guniangzhai","title":"2026 Guniangzhai","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e200-600 year old trees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026 Spring first pick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eProduced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/pages\/partners\/guniangzhai-42\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Guniangzhai 42\"\u003eGuniangzhai 42\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapper design by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/moriz.work\" title=\"https:\/\/moriz.work\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emoriz.work\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/pages\/partners\/guniangzhai-42\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | Guniangzhai 42\"\u003eGuniangzhai 42\u003c\/a\u003e produced this tea from 200-600 year old trees on their family plot in Guniangzhai, which has over one hundred ancient trees on 52 mu scattered throughout the forest. The plot is weeded and picked once a year and usually is covered with tall undergrowth. This tea comes from the first (and only) picking in spring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuniangzhai (meaning “Girls’ Village”) is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hani_people\"\u003eHani\u003c\/a\u003e village on Nannuoshan west of the well-known Banpolaozhai. Guniangzhai’s plots, however, are on the other side of\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e Banpolaozhai to the north east. These plots are some of the farthest north on Nannuoshan and have a quite different character from \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/products\/2026-bama\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | 2026 Bama\"\u003eBama\u003c\/a\u003e, for instance, one of the farthest to the south.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn contrast to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/products\/2026-bama\" title=\"Blue Hat Tea | 2026 Bama\"\u003eBama\u003c\/a\u003e’s power and presence, Guniangzhai is composed and satisfying. It has a floral fragrance with a resinous herbal note that, when pushed, can be mushroomy. It has a quick and steady huigan and a long, subtle, mouth-coating aftertaste. Throughout a session, the tea remains crisp and clear and feels comfortable but not overwhelming. What starts as low bitterness and astringency builds to a lively tea supported by minerality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Hat Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59033915261253,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/8364\/3205\/files\/Guniangzhai.png?v=1779367862"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/8364\/3205\/collections\/nannuoshan_cropped_61bc4211-85bd-4f62-9c18-481744d14659.jpg?v=1779306208","url":"https:\/\/blue-hat-tea.com\/collections\/nannuoshan-%e5%8d%97%e7%b3%af%e5%b1%b1.oembed","provider":"Blue Hat Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}