Same Leaf, Two Teas: Narcissus rock oolong and Narcissus White tea
Narcissus rock oolong and Narcissus White tea, both from the Shui Xian cultivar
Shui Xian tea leaves made two ways

Same Leaf, Two Teas

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Same cultivar. Two completely different teas. Discover what craft can change.
Box size

One packet, 8+ steeps — nearly a liter of tea to savor on your own or share.
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About This Pair

Brew the two teas side by side and notice how the same cultivar can express itself differently through craft. The rock oolong is deeper, warmer, and more structured; the white tea is softer, lighter, and more open. Pay attention to how aroma, texture, and finish shift from one cup to the next.
Terroir & Craft

Both teas begin with the Narcissus cultivar, grown in the same mountain environment, but they follow two very different paths after harvest. One is made as rock oolong, shaped by oxidation and charcoal roasting; the other is made as white tea, with a gentler process that preserves a quieter, more delicate expression of the leaf. Same plant, different craft.
Brewing Guide

Narcissus Oolong
8 g · 120 ml · 212°F / 100°C · Ratio 1:15
Pours 1–3: 3–5 sec.
From pour 4: add 3–5 sec each round.

Narcissus White
5 g · 120 ml · 203°F / 95°C · Ratio 1:24
Pours 1–3: 3–5 sec.
From pour 4: add 3–5 sec each round.
Growing Standards
High in the Wuyi mountain range, our teas grow amid forests and abundant wildlife, far from the city. Every tea we offer is grown without synthetic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or herbicides.

Narcissus White is a little different. Its wild tea trees grow at 4,396 ft, beside an old high-mountain tea garden, left entirely to themselves. No fertilizer, no pruning, no intervention: the trees grow with the seasons of the forest, gathering their own nourishment. Far from the city, with sharp swings between day and night and mist that lingers year-round, each bud and leaf takes on the open, wild character of high-mountain tea—a natural taste no cultivated garden can reproduce.
Flavor Profile

Narcissus Oolong
Open — Orchid, charcoal
Palate — Toasted seaweed, mossy mountain
Return — Sandalwood, sweet, rock-boned

Narcissus White
Open — Wild meadow, faint orchid
Palate — Silky, clean, woodland notes
Return — Fruit, spring sweetness
Same Leaf, Two Teas: Narcissus rock oolong and Narcissus White tea
Same Leaf, Two Teas
8 packets (4 each)
$90.00 USD
Regular price
$102.00 USD
Sale price
Unit price
per

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Box size
8 packets (4 each)

FROM THE SAME LEAF

One cultivar. Two expressions.

Both teas begin with Narcissus, a cultivar known for its naturally rounded texture and quiet orchid character. From there, craft takes them in two different directions—one deeper and structured, the other soft, open, and bright.

HOW NARCISSUS OOLONG WAS MADE

Shaped by fire.

Narcissus Oolong is oxidized more deeply, then finished through three stages of charcoal roasting. Two roasts take place after the spring harvest, followed by a final roast the next year and months of resting—building depth, structure, and a lingering roasted warmth.

HOW NARCISSUS WHITE WAS MADE

Changed with a lighter hand.

Narcissus White takes a gentler path. Light oxidation preserves more of the leaf’s fresh, floral character, while two years of natural aging soften and deepen it—revealing meadow-like florals, woodland notes, and a clean spring sweetness.

Compare the Pair

See how they move through Open, Palate, and Return.

Open

Orchid ↔ Meadow

Orchid and charcoal on one side; wild meadow and faint florals on the other.

Palate

Rock-boned ↔ Silky

Mineral structure and toasted depth on one side; silky, clean woodland notes on the other.

Return

Sandalwood ↔ Spring sweetness

Sandalwood and lingering sweetness on one side; fruit and a lighter spring sweetness on the other.

TEA SPECS

Narcissus Oolong
Tea Type

Rock Oolong
Ingredients

Pure tea leaves · Nothing added
Cultivar

Narcissus
Altitude

3,871 ft
Terroir

Wuyi Mountain Range, Fujian · High-mountain terraces, mist, diffuse light
Process

Withered, oxidized, rolled, charcoal-roasted
Flavor Profile

Orchid · Mossy mountain · Sandalwood

TEA SPECS

Narcissus White
Tea Type

White Tea
Ingredients

Pure tea leaves · Nothing added
Cultivar

Narcissus
Altitude

4,396 ft
Terroir

Wuyi Mountain Range, Fujian · Wild high-mountain grove, mist, natural growth
Process

Lightly oxidized (5–10%) · Two years natural aging
Flavor Profile

Wild meadow · Woodland · Spring sweetness

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