{"product_id":"old-bush-water-fairy","title":"Old Bush Water Fairy","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis heavily roasted, deeply sweet tea carries the first hint of autumn’s smoke, the way people begin preparing for cooler months before the weather actually turns. Sweet, in the five element system, is Earth’s flavor: relaxation, digestion, the harmonizing of everything that’s been in motion. Yancha, the roasted Wuyi oolongs, have always struck me as inherently balanced teas, not intense, but deeply flavorful, bringing an ease and a simple, uncomplicated connection. Their qi is settled rather than stimulating. The name Water Fairy itself speaks of blessings, and that’s the right frame for this tea and this moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAmong the three most celebrated Wuyi cultivars (Da Hong Pao, Rou Gui, and Shui Xian), Shui Xian is the oldest and most widely planted. Wuyi farmers often call it Cai Cha, vegetable garden tea, because it has traditionally grown as part of daily household life rather than as a specialized commodity crop. It doesn’t carry the same aromatic showiness as Da Hong Pao or Rou Gui. Its strength is in taste, in a mouthfeel that’s full and round with a lingering sweet finish that Wuyi tea people sum up simply: no tea tastes richer than Shui Xian, as the saying goes. This particular Lao Cong, or old bush, Shui Xian has been roasted over charcoal three times, which builds a mature, deeply clear sweetness layered with roasted camellia and notes reminiscent of coffee, while the age of the old trees gives it real depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOld Bush Water Fairy first came to our community through the Autumn 2026 Seasonal Tea Club, and it was an early favorite around Living Tea, largely because of that triple roast. It turned out we weren’t the only ones. So many of you reached out asking for more that we decided to bring it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the Fall 2026 Seasonal Tea Club \u003cbr\u003eOrganic Wuyi Lao Cong Shui Xian Oolong\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Wuyi, Fujian, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"2oz","offer_id":67875791536195,"sku":"tea.oldbushwaterfairy56g","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/6f79e378-7f4e-4d6a-8886-b3bef2ad367c.jpg?v=1793794309","url":"https:\/\/livingtea.com\/products\/old-bush-water-fairy","provider":"Living Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}