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Anhui Houkui Green Tea

Anhui Houkui Green Tea

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the Cheng Family's
Taiping Hou Kui
Long flat-pressed leaves of iconic Taiping Houkui are sought after for the way they open up beautifully in a pot. The Cheng Family's nod to this tribute tea is deeply complex with notes of matcha, sesame, pine and lilac.
Spring 2023 ♦ Guixicun, Qimen, Anhui
the Cheng Family's
Taiping Hou Kui
Long flat-pressed leaves of iconic Taiping Houkui are sought after for the way they open up beautifully in a pot. The Cheng Family's nod to this tribute tea is deeply complex with notes of matcha, sesame, pine and lilac.
Spring 2023 ♦ Guixicun, Qimen, Anhui
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Crafted By the Cheng Family

Dedicated craftspeople and farmers, the Cheng Family has a beautiful, high-elevation plot above Guixi Village, an excellent micro-climate for Qimen Black Tea in Anhui.
 
Master Cheng picks the tiny buds for his family's teas at the very peak of spring and finishes them by hand in his tiny workshop, coaxing out complexity and the underlying minerality of rocky Huangshan.
    • DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2023
    • Guixi VillageQimen, Anhui
    • ELEVATION200 METERS
    • Shi Da YeTea Varietal

    The iconic Houkui style, inspired by Taiping Houkui, these leaves are picked from a more remote, pristine and perfect terroir than their famous namesake. This flat pressed style is all about the beauty of the leaves unfolding and the drama of presenting the tea before brewing. Houkui green tea has always been a famous tribute tea, even in modern business gifting or new year gifting since its value is so stunningly apparent even before the first sip.  The finishing style yields a rich brew that almost leans towards the sweet green flavor of a fine Japanese Gyokuro, but with the restraint and minerality that can only come from hand picking in the rocky mountain soil above Guixi.

  • true
    80
    matcha
    true
    60
    sesame, brown sugar
    true
    60
    pine, star anise
    true
    55
    peach
    true
    40
    lilac
    true
    cooling, sweet

    Tasting Profile

    • vegetal - matcha
    • savory - sesame, brown sugar
    • spice - pine, star anise
    • fruit - peach
    • floral - lilac
    • texture - cooling, sweet

the Cheng Family also recommends:

  • 'Dancong is an alluring, deeply aromatic tea that changes over each steeping and lingers on the palate for hours. Properly brewing Fenghuang Dancong requires more care than many other teas, but the extra attention is worth the reward'

  • 5-10
    6-8
    208
    30 seconds
    40
    5
    6
    200
    6 seconds
    15
    10
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    5-10 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 208° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
    add 40 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.6 ozuse 200° watersteep 6 seconds
    add 15 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

    10 g.12
    oz.
    use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
    8 hours
    add ice & enjoy

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