SKU: 75264758203

Wild Aged White Tea Cake Year 2008

Sale price$103.50 Regular price$115.00
Save 10%

Pay in installments of $28.75 with ShopPay, AfterPay and Klarna

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Jul 29 - Aug 3

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

Wild Aged White Tea Cake Year 2008Wild Aged White Tea Cake 2008 is a Fujian white tea made from wild tea tree leaves, naturally aged for over sixteen years. Wild tea trees grow without cultivation or pesticides, and their leaves tend to carry more depth and complexity than farmed tea. After sixteen years of careful storage, this cake has developed a soft, full bodied character with sugarcane like sweetness and a bright, clear liquor. The tea is compressed into a traditional cake shape

Wild Aged White Tea Cake 2008 is a Fujian white tea made from wild tea tree leaves, naturally aged for over sixteen years. Wild tea trees grow without cultivation or pesticides, and their leaves tend to carry more depth and complexity than farmed tea. After sixteen years of careful storage, this cake has developed a soft, full-bodied character with sugarcane-like sweetness and a bright, clear liquor.

The tea is compressed into a traditional cake shape — you break off a piece for each session. This is one of those teas that rewards patience: it brews well for 12 infusions or more with gongfu method, and each infusion shows you something a bit different.

How it tastes

The liquor brews bright and clear despite its age. You'll notice sugarcane sweetness first, followed by a soft, rounded body that coats your mouth gently. There's none of the astringency you might expect — sixteen years has smoothed everything out. Later infusions bring out more depth and a lingering finish.

A note from Joanne: "This is the tea I bring out for visitors who ask 'what's the most interesting white tea you have?' The wild tree leaves give it a character that's hard to describe until you taste it. Many of our customers start with the 2012 Aged White Tea and then come back curious about something older — this is where that path leads. 

茶气 (chá qì):This is also one of those teas where you can experience what Chinese tea drinkers call 茶气 (chá qì) — tea energy. If you brew it quietly and pay attention to your body, you may notice a gentle warmth rising from inside, not from the hot water but from the tea itself. It's a subtle sensation — your palms might warm up, your back might feel a soft flush. Experienced tea drinkers look for this quality, and it's one reason aged teas from old trees are so valued. If you practise meditation, tai chi or qigong, you'll recognise it as a kind of internal energy. Not everyone notices it on the first session, but when you do, it changes how you think about tea."

Available at our Salamanca Tea Bar — come try before you buy.

Tea profile

Taste: Bright and clear, sugarcane sweetness, soft body
Type: Aged White Tea (Cake)
Origin: Fujian Province, China
Material: Wild tea tree leaves, compressed cake
Harvest: 2008
No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.

Brewing instructions

Western brewing: 2.5g per 400ml teapot. 95°C water. Steep 3 minutes — up to 3 infusions.

Gongfu brewing: 5g per 150ml teapot. Pre-warm the vessel. 95°C water, steep 30–40 seconds for the first 4 infusions, add 10 seconds from the fifth. Up to 12 infusions.

Try this: After 2–3 infusions, transfer the wet leaves to a heat-resistant kettle and boil for 3 minutes. This draws out richer flavours and a rounder mouthfeel — well worth the extra step.

Storage

Store in an airtight container in a cool, dark place. White tea continues to evolve in storage, so this cake will keep developing if properly kept.


If you'd like to try aged white tea at a lower price point first, our 2012 Aged White Tea ($35) gives you a taste of what ageing does to white tea.

Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 75264758203

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.2 ★★★★★
Based on 10 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
K
Verified Purchase
Kimberly B
Dallas, US
★★★★★ 4
not bad
Format: Kindle
I loved the plot of this book. The characters just didn’t have a lot of depth. The connections and “love” just weren’t communicated very well in the writing. The author didn’t write the sweet psycho trope very well at all either. Lachlan was just a mess of a character.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2023
C
Verified Purchase
Carmen Alicea
Dallas, US
★★★★★ 5
A Beta Worth Rooting For
Format: Kindle
In Spare, Violet Fox flips the omegaverse on its head, giving us a Beta heroine determined to make her mark. Joining the Beta Trials to support her sick father, she's thrown into a pack that doesn't want her, especially the possessive Alphas. But here's the twist: their sweet Omega turns out to be her scent match. Cue the angst, forbidden tension, and a slow-burn romance that will make your heart ache in the best way. Violet Fox delivers an emotional, refreshing take on the genre, proving Betas aren't "spares." They're stars.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025
C
Verified Purchase
C. Hunter
Battle Creek, US
★★★★★ 5
Beta, Alpha, Omega oh my!
Format: Kindle
Omegas are precious and given to Alphas & their packs... but the Betas want in too. To this end, the Beta government is rolling out its trial of assigning a Beta to each Alpha-Omega pack. But forcing a Beta into a pack where they are not wanted will not end well... Of course, no one expected the Omega to fall for the assigned Beta. Great read and cliffhanger
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2025
B
Verified Purchase
B. Stubby
Charlottesville, US
★★★★★ 3
A familiar story, just with…..less.
Format: Kindle
So, as other reviewers make clear, this is very similar to Pack Darling and The Beta. It’s much closer aligned with The Beta, in plot and maybe more like Pack Darling with characters. That being said, I don’t hate this…..but it wasn’t great either. It’s both books mentioned but just….less. Less angst, less emotion, less feeling. The plot feels very half fleshed out, and the “bad guy” feels underwhelming. I didn’t really feel any real emotions from and of the male leads, except maybe Oliver. The others fell sorta flat for me. And Mika makes herself out to be this big bad ass straight outta training and then we never see it from here again with the one fitting room incident as the exception. SPOILER: The whole, “Oh, I’m actually probably an Omega, but I don’t wanna be but I do actually wanna be but no one can ever know my secret that I do nothing to hide “ thing fell so flat. She never commutes to believing she was secretly an omega, but also mentions her “secret” a lot. It just felt so manufactured. I’m intrigued enough to read part 2 and see how the author closes everything out, but this is not one I’ll recommend or ever come back to.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
S
Verified Purchase
SR
Los Angeles, US
★★★★★ 5
Good start to a series
Format: Kindle
I delayed reading the series for reasons I don’t remember. But my TBR list is huge so I thought I’d take a shot of this and I was pleasantly surprised. I didn’t think the blurb about it was anything special. But it was a very good book. It took some interesting twists and turns. I am so glad the second book is already out. Because I would not have waited patiently. Very slow burn but good storyline. 🔥🔥/5
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2025

recommand products