2021 Spring Laoshan Black
2021 Spring Laoshan Black
Crafted By the He Family
Tasting Profile
- savory - chocolate brownies, waffle cone
- fruit - cherry, elderberry jam
- spice - cinnamon
- floral - honey
- texture - minerality, sweet lingering
- DATE OF PICKINGMay 12, 2021
- Laoshan VillageShandong Province
- ELEVATIONsea level
- longjing quntiTea Varietal
This new 2021 spring harvest is now in stock!
The He Family’s Laoshan Black has become their most famous tea, earning them features in the US and Chinese news media for their innovative work. This tea is fed by Laoshan’s famously sweet mountain spring water and oxidized traditionally for three days before finishing to bring out rich chocolate notes. This year's spring was particularly cool with its start a full two weeks later than usual. Rich, full bodied and satisfying, Laoshan Black has become our benchmark for all other black teas.
- DATE OF PICKINGMay 12, 2021
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Spring 2021 Update from the Fields
Early spring in Laoshan this year came late, but stayed consistently cool and misty for a perfectly-aligned harvest.
In recent years, spring has fluctuated between freezing nights and warm days, forcing the He Family to leave their greenhouse covers on longer, but this year, the nights were temperate enough to remove the greenhouse covers early, letting the buds slowly form in the open ocean air. The results are spectacular, one of the first harvests in many years to line up with ideal conditions, letting the He Family focus more on picking and finishing craft and less on emergency field management.
What this means for the tea itself is smaller yields but extremely sweet, rich and aromatic brews packed with more minerality and textural nuance.
photos courtesy of He Qingqing, April 2021
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6-8
oz.use 205° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15-30 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.5 ozuse 205° watersteep 2-3 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy
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