- Production year: 2021
- Storage: Hunan
- Month split: March 2026
- Original basket weight: 500g
- Bag weight: ~150g / bag (+/- 10%)
- Price: USD 30 / bag
- Availability: In stock
Youxin (友信) is a producer specializing in teas made with Gaomaerxi material (both from core areas and border/surrounding areas). They’ve been operating since 2011 (the brand was formally launched in 2012), making teas both under their own brand (such as the brick offered here) and for other brands that lack production facilities of their own.
Youxin is also known for a processing that is light on fermentation and oxidation but heavy on the smoke, and this production is faithful to that style. This 2021 tianjian was sold under their own brand using Gaomaerxi core area materials, pressed into 500 gram baskets. I am offering it here in 150g bags from baskets split in March 2026 (stored at Youxin’s facilities from production and up until then).
Very clean (though distinctive smoke), velvet smooth with an almost buttery delivery. Has the characteristic Gaomaerxi profile of a meaty, smoky sweetness with camphor.
