This tea brick, which contains leaves from old tea trees, is harvested from the second finest quality leaves taken from near the end of the branch. It has a smooth, earthy taste and a dark amber color. It has a slight taste of Lycium chinese, a Chinese wolfberry.

Amount to use: 1 tablespoon of tea to 3/4 of a cup of water (5g tea to 178ml water, or 0.18oz tea to 6oz water.) This tea can be brewed about 10 times.

How to brew: Gently loosen tea from the edge of the tea brick using your hand, a tea pick or a butter knife. Place the tea in the teapot. Add *190 degree F (88 C) water to the teapot to awaken and clean the tea. Immediately pour out and discard the water. Rinse the tea and discard the water a second time. Finally, add water and brew 8-25 seconds. Serve. Be careful not to over brew this tea.

*This temperature may be approximated by:
1) Heating water until medium bubbles form or
2) Removing a pot of boiling water from its heat source and letting it sit for about 5 minutes.