Roasted Kwan Yin

This roasted Kwan Yin (tieguanyin), made from excellent material, carries the Anxi terroir's characteristic buttery feeling and minerality. The light roast draws out a dark sweetness not unlike licorice root. The roasted warmth makes this tea very welcoming and accessible. It is an easy to to make with Gong Fu cha. But don't leave your brew unattended, the iron bite means you must stay just mindful enough. 

Peddlers Note: Rides the edge of comfort tea and connoiseur. It has just enough dynamism and danger to make it a higher shelf tea with an otherwise familiar, roasty, sweet demeanor. 

Label 9 

Owl 

Let Wisdom Guide You

In the dark of the new moon, the owl sees like it is day and hears more acutely than anyone could imagine. Perceptive and wise beyond compare, this nocturnal elder can pinpoint your location when you whisper; and like you, they know which words are true. Taken to the pinnacle of sensory prajna, the owl hears in beauty. With eyes open and receptive, they see in love.

Face to face with the owl, what is most striking is the genuineness of their warmth and care. Even their body is round and void of threatening shoulders. Wings down and draped in elegant ceremonial robes, the owl will not flee. They are here with you, humbly giving their full attention. Being held in their gaze, everything softens.

Raising a cup of aromatic hoolong, the owl welcomes you and all of the other local beings, seen and unseen, to gather around the fragrant hearth. Nourishing you with a sip of tea, they invite you to roam the shelves of the library of esoterica hovering above. Pigeon-scratched glyphs in ancient papyrus and countless pages of erudite wisdom from kindred spirits reach out through time and space. 

The owl hoos that each of our stories is inscribed in the sagas stored in the library. As we ponder meaningful ideas, we check out each other's books and leave notes in the margins. With each word we speak and each emotion we feel, our heart is a hearth where we gather in community. As we live and breathe, we dwell in a primordial commons. Taking your hand, the owl releases you from the pressures of expectation. Finally, they offer their essential instruction: to love your how.