Stone Milk “Shi Ru”

Our Stone Milk “Shi Ru” is a medium roasted Oolong tea with a pronounced, complex character. The tea master, Mr. Zhou, harvests the tea trees from his garden in the Banyan area according to a picking standard of two mature leaves and one smaller leaf in the middle. Mr. Zhou uses a traditional processing method that includes a triple charcoal roasting of the leaves. The first one is in mid-July, then in mid-September, and the final one as late as mid-November.

Upon submerging the leaves in boiling water, they reveal a delicate mineral taste with dominating fruit accents of peach and apricots. Unlike other Yan Cha varieties (like, for example, Rou Gui), Stone Milk features finer, more subtle notes. At the same time, it has a complex character that requires multiple brews to reveal. You’ll experience a “Yan Yun” – the rocky flavor of a genuine Yan Cha with a strong fruity hint and a delightful creaminess. The aroma features gentle hues of chocolate, spices and tobacco.