2016 Harmony Xiao Jin Gua
2016 Harmony Xiao Jin Gua
Sourced By the Dongsa Cooperative
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truefloral65plantaintruefruit55peartruespice60redwood, aloeswoodtruefloral45vanillatruevegetal25butter lettuce
Tasting Profile
- floral - plantain
- fruit - pear
- spice - redwood, aloeswood
- floral - vanilla
- vegetal - butter lettuce
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- DATE OF
PICKINGApril 2016
- Qianjiazhai Mt. Ailao
- ELEVATION2140 m
- Qianjiazhai AssamicaTea
Varietal
The Harmony Series is a brand-new project- a collaboration between Master Zhou and Verdant in selecting tea from a wide range of tree ages to get a cross section of the flavor, texture and aroma that defines Qianjiazhai. Master Zhou blends Gu Hua harvest picking from trees between one hundred and three hundred years of age with older five hundred to a thousand year trees to get the thick powerful flavor and juicy quality of the younger leaf, bolstered by the woody texture, tingling mouthfeel and cooling sensation of the older trees. The result is the first ever Harmony Series pressing, hand finished in Master Zhou’s favorite Xiao Jin Gua form for loose compression and maximum ageability. This tea is an incredible taste experience now, and promises to age like no other Qianjiazhai pressing before it.
- DATE OF
PICKINGApril 2016
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46-820820 seconds10562086 seconds3412room temp8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6-8
oz.use 208° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 6 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
4 g.12
oz. use room temp.° water refrigerate overnight
8 hours hours add ice & enjoy