{"title":"The Vault","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"flowering-wood","title":"Flowering Wood","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFifty years of patient aging does something remarkable to a roasted oolong. What begins as the classic vanilla richness of Dong Ding transforms over decades into something complex and rare - soft woodland undergrowth, aspen forest, roasted timber, and a canopy of dried flowers that lifts the whole experience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a refined and unhurried tea. A pleasant astringency gives it structure, the body is full, and the energy is present and clear. It carries the depth of a roasted tea without any of the heaviness. Earthy and rich at its roots, floral and luminous at its crown. The perfect tea for warmer months when you want something with substance but not weight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrew it gongfu and give it the attention it deserves. A 50-year-old aged oolong of this refinement is exceedingly rare. It's the kind of tea that takes a lifetime to become what it is. That's what earns it a place in the Vault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e50-year Aged Oolong\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"2oz","offer_id":43344087842883,"sku":"tea.floweringwood56g","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6oz","offer_id":43344087875651,"sku":"tea.floweringwood170g","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/7a100868-fe65-46f3-9b59-a86db1223d8d_509e89aa-d591-4eed-b1db-a6ddd60859e7.jpg?v=1780719998"},{"product_id":"hidden-brook","title":"Hidden Brook","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eSome teas command the room. Hidden Brook simply opens a window. This rare 80s loose ripe puerh is bright, clean, and ethereal like spring water moving through a summer forest, rather than the heavy or oily qualities often found in puerh of this age. Medicine fragrance (yao xiang) lives up to its name here with notes of white peony root, skinless almond, and a gentle sweetness from the abundance of stems mixed in with the leaves. The energy is soft and feminine, a yin energy that exhales rather than pushes, quietly settling the nervous system and opening the heart and lungs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMake no mistake, this tea does not go unnoticed. The flavor is full and alive, it simply arrives differently than the dark, oily weight of most aged shou. It's the perfect companion for warmer months, when you need to hit pause on all the movement of spring and summer and just breathe. This is a tea for slow gongfu sessions and the kind of stillness that's hard to find. Luminous, unhurried, and rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eMedicine Fragrance Shou Puerh - 1980's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"2oz","offer_id":43344088039491,"sku":"tea.hiddenbrook56g","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6oz","offer_id":43344088072259,"sku":"tea.hiddenbrook170g","price":132.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/d25288a8-76e0-4e85-b43b-67624c978ad0_2fd9d248-20f1-46f7-b0e6-69b6dbc75a06.jpg?v=1780720055"},{"product_id":"light-falls","title":"Light Falls","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003eDon't let the name fool you. Light fermentation is where this tea begins, not where it ends. The cup unfolds into a rich, thick, smooth, full-bodied brew with dark dried fruit, molasses, toast, fig, and the particular sweetness of leather-bound books in an old library. A mineral brassiness runs through it, and licorice root emerges in the aftertaste, lingering after the cup is empty. The huigan is exceptional.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is unambiguously a puerh lover's tea, yet it remains very approachable with no mustiness nor cloying flavors. The energy settles into a warm upper-body euphoria that pairs with its character. Brew it gongfu and slowly as each steeping reveals something new, and patience is richly rewarded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 80's ripe brick of this clarity, depth, and medicinal sweetness is rare, earning Light Falls a place in the Vault.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eMinimal Fermentation Shou Puerh– 1980's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"250g Brick","offer_id":43344090366019,"sku":"tea.lightfalls250g","price":228.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/be13ce65-4c3d-4588-84cb-c5b7ee55a272_5ee9c600-f5c6-461d-800b-624bac6058a1.jpg?v=1780720012"},{"product_id":"pathless-path","title":"Pathless Path","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eFor some reason, I found it difficult to write a description of this tea. It seems to transcend words and is best experienced in the drinking. Woodsy, complex, and very rich, this tea carries strong grounding energy that one often finds in aged sheng puerh. It represents aged shou at its pinnacle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe name Pathless Path speaks to the idea that you know you are on your path when it disappears in front of you. This is a tea for making friends with the unknown, and letting go of the need to intellectually define everything. When we let go of compulsive future-orientation, we experience the fullness of the moment, which is in fact the best way to navigate the path. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eTippy Loose Leaf Shou Puerh - 1980's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"2oz","offer_id":43344090398787,"sku":"tea.pathlesspath56g","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6oz","offer_id":43344090431555,"sku":"tea.pathlesspath170g","price":252.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/6b91a7a9-dfee-4485-98a0-3f28194bff98_d4df095d-ca12-4f57-8faf-6ab31a81b6fe.jpg?v=1780720111"},{"product_id":"spirit-seal","title":"Spirit Seal","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eA beautifully-aged small-leaf ripe puerh that carries herbal flavors, anise and mild astringency. This curious tea keeps you coming back because of its subtle, yet distinct flavors and gently uplifting energy.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI found myself daydreaming about what it must have been like to walk through the streets of an ancient Chinese city, wandering into tea houses. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eSpirit Seal is the name of an acupuncture point on the upper chest. It is used to unblock the expression of the heart, and for affirming actions that arise spontaneously from the heart without needing external confirmation. This point connects our potential with the mandate from one’s own heart and the heart of heaven, which manifests as destiny.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI chose this name because I noticed the upper kidney points pulsing while drinking the tea. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eImperial Grade Loose Leaf Shou Puerh - 1980's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHong Kong Wet Stored\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"2oz","offer_id":43344091283523,"sku":"tea.spiritseal56g","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6oz","offer_id":43344091316291,"sku":"tea.spiritseal170g","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/3941250a-e2fb-4139-bcd1-096b8b4ea76d_06af3337-2461-4518-b0f3-57a2f7fd6fc7.jpg?v=1780720026"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.livingtea.net\/collections\/the-vault.oembed","provider":"Living Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}