Cangwu County, Wuzhou (tea base); Longmen Town, Pubei County, Qinzhou (tangerines), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Cultivar
Cangwu Quntizhong (heirloom variety)
Elevation
~500 m
Steeping instructions
100°C / 212°F, Rinse.
1. This tea weighs 11-12 grams and is intended for a single serving yielding more than ten infusions, but it can be divided into two servings if desired (ensure to use half of the tea and tangerine each time).
2. Use a gaiwan, teapot, or the pour-over style with a tea infuser placed on top of a tea pitcher for brewing.
3. For enhanced flavor extraction after brewing for a while, consider peeling the tangerine and exposing more tea leaves.
4. When the flavor starts to diminish, you can try boiling the tea in a large teapot for a different brewing experience.
This Sun-dried Tangerine Liu Bao is made by filling Liu Bao tea into small green tangerines sourced from Pubei County, Guangxi Province, then sun-drying the filled fruit in 2025. The tea base is a 2020 premium-grade Liu Bao, produced from Cangwu Quntizhong (heirloom variety) trees using modern cold-water pile fermentation, and recognized in the 2023 Global Liu Bao Tea Evaluation for modern-process teas.
The production emphasizes gradual, natural integration of tea and citrus through a multi-stage workflow: staggered fruit harvesting across three daily time windows (morning dew, midday sun, evening cool) to preserve vitality; careful fruit selection; washing and surface drying; removal of pulp; drying of the peel; gentle filling with tea; steaming to reduce greenness; ventilation cooling; repeated sun-drying and turning for even exposure; resting to lower internal temperature; sealed storage to concentrate citrus aroma; and longer-term settling. Sun-drying, rather than oven-drying, preserves volatile citrus oils and creates the distinctive “sun-yard” warmth that many drinkers associate with premium Xiao Qing Gan.
In the cup, the tea shows a clearly articulated progression described by the producer as “bright → mellow-sweet → warm return.” Aromatically, it opens with lifted citrus peel, transitions into Chinese date sweetness and sticky rice warmth, and finishes with a lingering grain-husk note. The liquor is smooth, layered, and warming, with a distinctive sun-dried honey-grain character that sets it apart from oven-dried citrus teas.
Edit : on the next morning i have brew the tea separately, it was very nice.
I think next time i will brew only the tea as the citrus aroma have infuse deep inside the leaves
2020/2025 Sun-dried Tangerine Liu Bao (2020/2025) from MyTeaPal Store
When properly brew it's nice to drink, very refreshing a fun to brew.
Blind eye i couldn't tell i drank tea
citrus
Kurt Johansen
7mo ago
2020/2025 Sun-dried Tangerine Liu Bao (2020/2025) from MyTeaPal Store
0 TDS distilled water with TeaCurious Autumn recipe to make 115 TDS water.
Not usually a fan of these tea stuffed tangerines, but this one is really good! Less of the bitter, esse… more
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