Processing · Sat May 02 · 7′
From mountain to table
Ten steps, no miracle. Mountain, tree, pick, wither, make, oxidise, dry, sort, taste, control.
Making Shan tea needs the right pick, the right wither, and someone tasting while they work. Old-tree leaf takes heat less kindly than people expect. Over-firing erases the mountain.
Time after picking
Leaf should not sit long in a bag. For green tea, the kill-green should happen while the leaf is still alive. For white tea, the wither must breathe. The detail is dull — and it decides the taste.
Shan Mộc records lots by garden and day. We do not blend seasons to fill a kilo. If a pick does not hold, it does not enter the collection.