The host and one of the tea importers from Trident Cafe and Teas, Jake Dirnberger, and filmmaker, Josh Hyde, sample a shoumei, or white tea, aged in the style of a pu'er. In China, it is said that at after 3 years of age a white tea becomes medicine, but after seven years it becomes treasure. At 9 years old, this Shoumei (white tea made from the buds and broad lower leaves of the tea bush) is an incredibly rare and valuable item. Its taste is thick and full, with notes of wildflowers alongside earthy components in the vein of wet hay and mushrooms, and finishes with a dark tannic malt backbone. To us, it has a strong and stony cha qi, with plenty of medicinal feeling. Find the highest quality teas at Trident Cafe and Teas. Trident Cafe and Teas sources directly from tea farmers and maintains long term relationships with their farmers worldwide. These relationships have created one of the highest quality tea supply chains in the U.S.