{"title":"Meet the Producer: Alfredo Lin","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"iron-goddess-black","title":"Iron Goddess Black","description":"Grown at the extreme elevations of Qinhua near Ligong Village in Dali, Yunnan, tea masters from Taiwan were sent on a state sanctioned visit to the high elevation gardens of Yunnan. Ah Feng, a decorated tea master from Nantou, Taiwan planted his 'Iron Goddess' cultivar in the gardens. At this elevation, the tea plant grows slowly but sweetly. After five years the plants were hardy enough to yield the first lots. 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Grown slowly but sweetly at the extreme elevations of Qinhua near Ligong Village in Dali, Yunnan, then shipped to central Taiwan for finishing over lychee charcoals—Alfredo’s protege Ah Feng finished it with a deft roasting. We met with the pair as the last batches were being fired in March of 2026. Due to its painstaking process and imparted aromas, more and more roasters are abandoning charcoal in favor of convection and electric roasting—we are honored to help preserve the long tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tier 3","offers":[{"title":"50g Retail Package","offer_id":44096923861215,"sku":"lyche_oolon_tier3_00050","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g","offer_id":44104862007519,"sku":"lyche_oolon_tier3_00250","price":102.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/products\/leaf_0ecb4209-ccf6-4f79-9cae-982e2cdaeb23.png?v=1680532936"},{"product_id":"ruby-18-black","title":"Mr. Lin's Ruby #18","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlfredo Lin is one of our longest standing producer partners. The young maker is a veritable fount of knowledge: his jocularity and spirit of experimentation give rise to refined and consistent excellence in teamaking. Low-lying, sun drenched organic gardens in Mingjian are the site of this Ruby 18: a now-classic blend of Burmese Assam and the Taiwanese indigenous cultivar, touting big body, wintergreen aroma and fruited honey sweetness. Ruby’s Assam heritage can be tricky—bad examples are astringent with muddled flavor... Lin's touch imbues the lustrous leaves with near-perfect secondary aroma, with clarity and structure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tier 2","offers":[{"title":"50g Retail Package","offer_id":46561884045535,"sku":"ruby18_black_tier2_50g","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g","offer_id":46561884078303,"sku":"ruby18_black_tier2_250g","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/files\/RUBYBLACK-0059.jpg?v=1733431853"},{"product_id":"new-craft-ruby-white","title":"New Craft Ruby White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe creator of New Craft Ruby White (and our previous Iron Goddess Black), Mr. Lin, is a curious man. Indulging his experimentation yields incredible results, however: the teas we source from him are intensely flavorful, with notes that reveal themselves like a perfume. By contextualizing traditional tea styles with modern, proprietary processing techniques, he remixes the past with the present. Though this particular style has existed since the late 60’s, his expertise transformed the beloved black tea Ruby 18 cultivar into a powdered sugar-soft white tea with long-lingering hui gan. New Craft Ruby White is the gorgeous design of ecological harmony, artisanal proficiency, and a tireless spirit for experimentation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spirittea.mom\/blogs\/news\/the-curious-heart-of-xin-gong-yi-new-craft-ruby-white-from-mr-lin\"\u003eRead more about New Craft White Ruby White\u003c\/a\u003e on our Blog!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tier 2","offers":[{"title":"50g Retail Package","offer_id":46561885028575,"sku":"rbywt_white_tier2_00050","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g","offer_id":46561885061343,"sku":"rbywt_white_tier2_00250","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/files\/RUBYWHITE-0019.jpg?v=1733432145"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/collections\/IMG_1350_Large_b4da4fbc-57d0-4a60-94be-3ce6205f2ff5.jpg?v=1778271278","url":"https:\/\/spirittea.mom\/collections\/meet-the-producer-alfredo-lin.oembed","provider":"Spirit Tea ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}