With a small team of 5 people, Mr. Chen has time and time again provided us with some carefully crafted charcoal roasted wulongs from the famed Phoenix Mountain in Guangdong. Ba Xian literally translates as “8 immortals” and this particular tree is 144 years old.
This rendition by Chen is light, with subtle notes of strawberry on the nose; it courses across the pallette with toasted sugar, wheat and magnolia.