2020 Ben Shan
2020 Ben Shan
Crafted by Master Zhang
- truefruit75blueberry jam on toasttruesavory70salted sweet cream buttertruefloral60osmanthus honeytruespice75candied ginger
Tasting Profile
- fruit - blueberry jam on toast
- savory - salted sweet cream butter
- floral - osmanthus honey
- spice - candied ginger
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2020
- Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
- ELEVATION1000 meters
- Ben ShanTea Varietal
This tea originally premiered in the Sept. 2020 Tea of the Month Club box! Ben Shan varietal has a big, strong flavor full of all the fruit and bright florals we love in Tieguanyin. Ben Shan is so rich that it is often sold as Tieguanyin or blended into Tieguanyin varietal to make Tieguanyin taste more like Tieguanyin. Some of the oldest tea bushes on Master Zhang's high mountain field are Benshan varietal, planted by his grandparents. Benshan leaves open more quickly in brewing than Tieguanyin, with the biggest, boldest flavors in the first 1-3 steepings.
- 56-820830 seconds105620810 seconds2512room temp8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 208° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 10 seconds
add 2 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy