2019 Autumn Laoshan Black
2019 Autumn Laoshan Black

Crafted By the He Family
Tasting Profile
- savory - chocolate ganache, brown sugar
- floral - vanilla
- fruit - candied cherry, orange peel
- spice - minerality, cinnamon
- DATE OF PICKINGSeptember 2019
- Laoshan VillageShandong Province
- ELEVATIONsea level
- longjing quntiTea Varietal
This relatively new tea is fed by sweet mountain spring water and oxidized in the sun for three days before finishing to bring out signature chocolate notes. Mr. He perfected this tea as a proud reflection of the bold Shandong spirit and the perseverance of Laoshan Village. Laoshan Black is a labor of love to prove to the world how wonderful teas from Northern China can be. The cold weather, and pure mountain springs come together for a microclimate that yields some of the sweetest and most chocolatey black tea in China with a unique and distinctly northern flavor. This year in particular, dry and mild weather leading up to autumn in has yielded the sweetest picking in years, but a tiny yield due to reduced rainfall. The He family produced less than half of what they usually would this year.
- DATE OF PICKINGSeptember 2019
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6-8
oz.use 205° watersteep 40 secondsresteep many times
add 15-30 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.5 ozuse 205° watersteep 10 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
4 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy