Wa Long village is not far from Man Zhuan village in the Yi Wu mountain area. It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is in the mountains about 1.5 hours by 4WD from Wa Long village. A remote natural tea garden on steep mountainside with just a few hundred trees but all more than 100 years old. Many as old as 400 years old. All large leaf varietal. The tea was picked and processed all in early April. Tea from Wa Long is distinctive, with strong thick taste, some bitterness and very long stout leaves and stems. Entire output of Wa Long village area teas for 1st flush this year was just 240 kilograms, we were able to get a small portion of that. Pressed with 30kg stone presses by traditional method! Total Production amount: 35 cakes (7 kilograms) Net Weight: 200 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong) Harvest time: Late April 2019 Wrapper Design and Illustration by Sara G. This tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission click on this link .
