2020 Harmony Xiao Jin Gua
2020 Harmony Xiao Jin Gua
Crafted by the Dongsa Cooperative
- truevegetal55tulsi, fresh burdocktruespice75sparkling minerality, gingertruefloral70rose, jasmine honeytruefruit70nectarine, plantain
Tasting Profile
- vegetal - tulsi, fresh burdock
- spice - sparkling minerality, ginger
- floral - rose, jasmine honey
- fruit - nectarine, plantain
- DATE OF PICKINGApril / September 2020
- QianjiazhaiMt. Ailao, Yunnan
- ELEVATION2140 m
- Qianjiazhai AssamicaTea Varietal
The Harmony Series debuted in 2016 as a collaboration between Master Zhou and the Li Family in Qianjiazhai to select tea from a wide range of trees to get a cross section of flavor texture and aroma that they feel most defines the region. This new 2020 pressing 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. Still bright and full of young life, this large format 250g pressing is a unique opportunity to taste the best of everything Qianjiazhai has to offer.
- DATE OF PICKINGApril / September 2020
'Three hundred to five hundred year old trees can yield only a kilogram or two at most, and are picked only once a year to encourage further growth for future generations. The flavor of trees at this age picks up more thick woody, foresty notes to balance the fruit and florals, and the brewed liquor is more translucent and golden...'
- 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. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy