2020 Special Grade Rou Gui Revival
2020 Special Grade Rou Gui Revival
Crafted by Master Zhang
- truespice95cedar, nutmegtruevegetal50sagetruefruit55melon, chinato citrustruefloral55orchid, osmanthustruesavory60toasted hazelnuttruetingling cooling minerality
Tasting Profile
- spice - cedar, nutmeg
- vegetal - sage
- fruit - melon, chinato citrus
- floral - orchid, osmanthus
- savory - toasted hazelnut
- texture - tingling cooling minerality
- DATE OF PICKINGAutumn 2020
- Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
- ELEVATION1000 m
- Rou GuiTea Varietal
Master Zhang’s reserve designation is an almost impossible standard, requiring the perfect combination of high elevation rocky soil, cool stand-out weather during the growing season and on the picking and finishing days. Some years Master Zhang doesn’t designate a reserve or special grade for certain teas. It all depends on the final tea, which needs to satisfy a certain level of sweetness, a long lingering aftertaste, and thick balanced texture and evocative aroma. This reserve designation Rou Gui was hand finished using a very old, traditional technique that Master Zhang has been researching that involves three times the usual turning and fluffing and a difficult half-rolled half-twisted shape. The result is a textural sensation with a deep intensity.
- DATE OF PICKINGAutumn 2020
Master Zhang also recommends:
- 76-821230 seconds15-307521210 seconds37122128 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
7 g.6-8
oz.use 212° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15-30 sec. each infusionGongfu
7 g.5 ozuse 212° watersteep 10 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
7 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy