Red • Trapped in Amber Series
Trapped in Amber is a a Volition Tea Romance where we experimented with three distinct expressions of the same tea, Zhenghe Red. We met Xie brothers in Songxi, Fujian, China back in 2023 at their stunning organic tea garden. The ecosystem they cultivated is simply the best we had seen throughout the entire origin trip. But because Songxi is a lesser known tea growing region within Fujian, they have had trouble gaining a wider customer base. We took on that challenge and created these three teas in hope to continue pushing the boundaries of specialty tea in the West, while honoring our commitment to 100% traceability and sustainability.
One (1) BA Red (50g)
One (1) Gardenia Red (50g)
One (1) Pagoda Red (50g)
See detail on each tea by visiting the links above.
Trapped in Amber is a a Volition Tea Romance where we experimented with three distinct expressions of the same tea, Zhenghe Red. We met Xie brothers in Songxi, Fujian, China back in 2023 at their stunning organic tea garden. The ecosystem they cultivated is simply the best we had seen throughout the entire origin trip. But because Songxi is a lesser known tea growing region within Fujian, they have had trouble gaining a wider customer base. We took on that challenge and created these three teas in hope to continue pushing the boundaries of specialty tea in the West, while honoring our commitment to 100% traceability and sustainability.
One (1) BA Red (50g)
One (1) Gardenia Red (50g)
One (1) Pagoda Red (50g)
See detail on each tea by visiting the links above.
Trapped in Amber is a a Volition Tea Romance where we experimented with three distinct expressions of the same tea, Zhenghe Red. We met Xie brothers in Songxi, Fujian, China back in 2023 at their stunning organic tea garden. The ecosystem they cultivated is simply the best we had seen throughout the entire origin trip. But because Songxi is a lesser known tea growing region within Fujian, they have had trouble gaining a wider customer base. We took on that challenge and created these three teas in hope to continue pushing the boundaries of specialty tea in the West, while honoring our commitment to 100% traceability and sustainability.
One (1) BA Red (50g)
One (1) Gardenia Red (50g)
One (1) Pagoda Red (50g)
See detail on each tea by visiting the links above.
Farmer's Note
In 2002, we took over Longyuan Tea Garden and Factory from the local government. Step by step, we turned this space into a three-dimensional organic tea garden, focusing on biodiversity of trees, tea bushes and grass. We methodically planted and cared for over 30 different species of trees and 5 kinds of grass. Because of this unique environment, the surrounding areas regard our tea garden as a tourist attraction to get close to the nature and learn about tea agriculture. We are happy to accept that new reality, as income from tea-tourism allows us to invest more in the maintenance and enhancement of our organic tea garden.
This red tea uses Zhenghe Dabai variety, picked according to the one-bud-and-two-leaf standard. We intentionally prolonged the withering step to reduce its astringency. After the raw tea is made, it passes through a set of refining machines, cutting the tea leaves, and then screening them for length and weight, to achieve a uniformed appearance. The result is a consistent and flavorful red tea, ideal for Volition to do further experiments with.
Steeping Instruction
Water temperature
212 F
Amount of tea
4 g
Water volume
12 oz
Time
2 min initial steeping time + 20 sec additional time increment for more than 1 steeping
Number of steep
4
Rinse
Yes
