Aged Tangerine Peel White Tea Coin
Gentle and soothing with citrus notes, traditionally valued for digestive comfort. White tea aged inside dried tangerine peel — a traditional Chinese remedy reimagined for modern tea service. Long shelf life, elegant presentation.
About Aged Tangerine Peel White Tea Coin
Aged Tangerine Peel White Tea Coin — known in Mandarin as Xiao Qing Gan — is one of the most recognisable traditional products in Chinese tea culture. A small tangerine is hollowed out, packed with aged white tea, then sealed and dried slowly over time. The citrus shell acts as a natural vessel that gradually imparts its oils and fragrance into the tea within, while simultaneously being flavoured by the tea. The result is a coin that brews both as tea and as citrus — warm, mellow, slightly sweet and deeply comforting.
The White Tea Inside
The tea compressed inside each tangerine is white tea — the most minimally processed of all tea types. White tea is harvested early in spring, when the buds are still covered in fine white down, and simply dried without any firing, rolling or oxidation. The resulting brew is pale gold, delicately sweet and very low in bitterness. Aged white tea, which has been stored correctly over time, develops additional smoothness and complexity, with honeyed notes that emerge gradually over years of storage. This is the tea that absorbs the citrus fragrance during the Xiao Qing Gan production process.
The Tangerine Peel — Medicinal Tradition
In Chinese traditional medicine, aged tangerine peel — chen pi — is one of the most widely used botanical ingredients. It is associated with digestive comfort, respiratory support and warming properties, and has been traded and valued for centuries across China. Peel from Xinhui, a district in Guangdong province, is considered the finest grade and commands a premium comparable to aged teas and wines. The combination of aged chen pi and aged white tea is a pairing that has been refined over generations, and the resulting product carries genuine depth of flavour and wellness associations that translate naturally into modern hospitality contexts.
For After-Meal and Wellness Menus
Xiao Qing Gan is ideally positioned as an after-meal tea — the citrus and aged tea combination is traditionally associated with digestion support, and the warm, mellow flavour profile suits the end of a meal naturally. For spas, wellness cafes and hotels with a wellness focus, it represents a product with a genuine traditional story and functional associations, presented in an inherently elegant format. The coin can be served whole in a glass teapot or broken apart for faster brewing — either presentation creates visual interest at the table.
