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Butterscotch Temple Lao Cong Shui Xian

Sold as: Butterscotch Temple — Wusandi Lao Cong Shui Xian (Packet 30g)

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Old-bush Lao Cong Shui Xian Wuyi oolong harvested 6 May 2024 in Wusandi Village (900 m), Wuyishan, Fujian, offered in a 30 g packet.

Price
£17.90for 30 g
£59.67 per 100 g (≈ $79.64)
checked 2026-11-03

30g Packet at GBP 17.90; 5g Taster at GBP 3.80; 120g Pouch at GBP 67.62

One session
≈ $6.37
8 g of leaf, a usual dose for gongfu brewing of this tea
Vendor
Mei Leaf
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UK · USA · EU

Shipping policy
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Entry
Lao Cong Shuixian (Tea)
Stated year
2024
Format
Loose leaf, 30 g
In stock
Yes

Details stated by the vendor

Origin
Wusandi Village, Wuyishan, Fujian, China
Cultivar
Lao Cong Shui Xian (老丛水仙)

The stored year has not yet been classified as harvest, manufacture or release.

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Leaf harvest year
Not recorded here
Manufacture year
Not recorded here
Price checked
2026-11-03

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Mid-range of 20Pricier than 58% of the other listings1.1× the median ($71.82 per 100 g)
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ProductVendorPricePer 100 g
Wuyi Yancha - Shui Xian
Mid-range of 20
Stated year: 2024
Claimed origin: Huiyuankeng
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Cultivar
Shuixian
Beautiful Taiwan Tea Company
Worldwide

USA · Canada · Worldwide

Shipping policy
$45.99 / 75 g $61.32
≈ $4.91 a session
Tree Fairy from Wusandi
Upper quarter of 20
Leaf harvest year: 2024
Claimed origin: China
Meetea
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CZK 320.00 / 8.5 g $173.54
CZK 3,765 / 100 g
≈ $13.88 a session
Jin Jing Jian Zuhuo Lao Cong
Upper quarter of 20
Stated year: 2024
Claimed origin: Wuyishan
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Cultivar
Shuixian
Roast
zuhuo (full roast)
Area as stated
Jin Jing Jian
Tree age / type
old trees (lao cong)
Old Ways Tea Company
Selected destinations

USA · Canada · Europe

Shipping policy
$55.20 / 24 g $230.00
≈ $18.40 a session

Prices recorded on the dates checked. Conversions use ECB rates dated 2026-10-20; original prices appear alongside. Origin, age and cultivar are stated by the vendor.

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