30g Wet With Rain Red 雨润红

Heng Yi

$20.00
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SKU:
R-RE118-30
Weight:
30.00 Grams
Region:
Sichuan

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Wet With Rain (雨润红, Yǔ Rùn Hóng, "Wet with Rain Red") is the product of more than a decade of research by Mabian tea farmer and tea master Heng Yi. Heng Yi has been processing tea from the wild tea plants of Mabian in rural Sichuan province for more than twenty years. Traditionally, they only produce green tea in Mabian, but Heng Yi studied with a Fujianese tea master to learn the art of oxidiing tea to produce red tea. Over the years he has refined his technique, and also begun separating the wild plant material he harvests into increasingly more distinct batches. Wet With Rain is essentially a higher grade of the red tea he produces known as River Red. The difference in quality comes from altitude: while River Red is sourced from plants that grow at around 900 meters above sea level, Wet With Rain is sourced from the peak of the mountain at 1500 meters. Its flavor is gentler and sweeter than River Red, with a light, effervescent Qi and notes of cacao and red fruit with a whisper of lilac on the exhale. This is one of Heng Yi's favorite of his own teas, which is why we chose to source it from among the many grades of red tea he produces.

2 Reviews

  • 5
    Red

    Posted by Cole Jones on Sep 17th 2021

    Really smooth, really delicious, lasting mouthfeel, everything you look for in a red tea done perfectly.

  • 5
    Delicious

    Posted by Kat Miller on Oct 5th 2020

    I received this tea in one of the monthly subscription boxes, and it is easily one of the best black teas I have tried (calling it a ‘black’ tea for comparison to other sources). It has a juicy, complex flavor that ends with a hint of sweetness, and maintained its taste and beautiful aroma through several steepings and a cold brew.