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Lao Cong Shui Xian

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Spring 2025 lao cong Shuixian from the owner's aunt, the shop's house Lao Cong.

Price
$21.53for 24 g
$89.71 per 100 g
checked 2026-10-18
One session
≈ $7.18
8 g of leaf, a usual dose for gongfu brewing of this tea
Vendor
Old Ways Tea Company
Selected destinations

USA · Canada · Europe

Shipping policy
Product page
Open on the vendor's site
Entry
Lao Cong Shuixian (Tea)
Stated year
2025
Format
loose (3 × 8 g bags), 24 g
In stock
Yes

Details stated by the vendor

Origin
Wuyishan
Area as stated
the owner's aunt's garden
Cultivar
Shuixian
Tree age / type
old trees (lao cong)

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

What these dates mean

Harvest, manufacture and price checks are separate events. A recipe’s origin date does not establish the age of the leaves.

Leaf harvest year
Not recorded here
Manufacture year
Not recorded here
Price checked
2026-10-18

Price in context#

Compared per 100 g with other retail Lao Cong Shuixian listings, using the same exchange rates.

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Mid-range of 17Pricier than 56% of the other listings1.2× the median ($74.36 per 100 g)
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ProductVendorPricePer 100 g
Lao Cong Shui Xian (2025)
Lower quarter of 17
Leaf harvest year: 2025
Claimed origin: Wuyishan, Nanping, Fujian, China
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Cultivar
Shui Xian
Packaging role
Repacked by vendor

Shop base currency GBP. Zero-rated UK VAT on loose tea; excludes shipping.

Curious Tea
Worldwide

UK · USA · Canada · EU · Switzerland · Norway · Australia · New Zealand · Japan · Singapore · South Korea · Worldwide

Shipping policy
£11.50 / 50 g $30.70
£23.00 / 100 g
≈ $2.46 a session
2025 Wuyi Laocong Shuixian (Old Bush Narcissus) Rock Oolong (50 g)
Mid-range of 17
Leaf harvest year: 2025
Claimed origin: Wuyishan, Nanping, Fujian, China
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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
Packaging role
Repacked by vendor

Shop base currency USD. The seller's pages do not state whether this price includes tax. Excludes shipping.

Seven Cups
Worldwide

USA · Worldwide

Shipping policy
$32.20 / 50 g $64.40
≈ $5.15 a session
Laocong Shuixian Old Bush Narcissus (2025)
Mid-range of 17
Leaf harvest year: 2025
Claimed origin: Wuyishan, Fujian, China
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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
Tree age / type
Average 60 years old
Packaging role
Repacked by vendor

Shop base currency USD; promotional price; regular price $20.50 shown. The seller's pages do not state whether this price includes tax. Excludes shipping.

Seven Cups
Worldwide

USA · Worldwide

Shipping policy
$16.40 / 25 g $65.60
≈ $5.25 a session
2025 Lian Hua Feng Lao Cong Shui Xian Yancha (30 g)
Mid-range of 17
Stated year: 2025
Claimed origin: Lianhuafeng, Wuyi Mountains, Nanping, Fujian
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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
Shui Xian (Lao Cong old bush)

30 g pouch (variation 4133, gross price including 7% Polish tea VAT); 50 g (132.61 PLN) and 100 g (257.50 PLN) packs also available.

TheTea
Worldwide
PLN 81.11 / 30 g $69.28
PLN 270.37 / 100 g
≈ $5.54 a session
Master Xu's Ancient Tree Shui Xian
Upper quarter of 17
Stated year: 2025
Claimed origin: Shuiliandong
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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
medium charcoal (lighter than his usual)
Tree age / type
four trees of about 120–125 years
Postcard Teas
Worldwide

UK · USA · Europe · Worldwide

Shipping policy
£25.95 / 20 g $173.17
£129.75 / 100 g
≈ $13.85 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.

Sources#

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    Price checked: 2026-10-18.