Verdant Tea

2022 Autumn Laoshan Black

2022 Autumn Laoshan Black

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the He Family’s
Most Popular Tea
Cool autumn season harvest tea, oxidized and roasted for that iconic chocolatey, cherry and sweetly spiced Laoshan Black flavor.
October 2022 ♦ Laoshan, Shandong
AUTUMN PRE-ORDERETA week of 10/31
the He Family’s
Most Popular Tea
Cool autumn season harvest tea, oxidized and roasted for that iconic chocolatey, cherry and sweetly spiced Laoshan Black flavor.
October 2022 ♦ Laoshan, Shandong
AUTUMN PRE-ORDERETA week of 10/31
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Crafted by the He Family

Pioneers and community leaders, the He Family is dedicated to making a name for their stunningly smooth, malty, rich teas cultivated in China’s coldest, northernmost growing region.
 
Grown using old-school organic farming techniques on the rocky foothills of Laoshan, protected by ocean mist and fed by sweet spring water.

AUTUMN 2022 PRE-ORDER

This autumn 2022 pre-order tea has been picked by the He Family in Laoshan and is available to reserve on pre-order while supplies last.

This tea is expected to ship around the end of October. Orders containing this pre-order tea will ship once all teas in your order have arrived.

    • DATE OF PICKINGOctober 2022
    • Laoshan VillageShandong Province
    • ELEVATIONsea level
    • longjing quntiTea Varietal

    This relatively new tea is fed by sweet mountain spring water and oxidized in the sun for three days before finishing to bring out signature chocolate notes. Mr. He perfected this tea as a proud reflection of the bold Shandong spirit and the perseverance of Laoshan Village. Laoshan Black is a labor of love to prove to the world how wonderful teas from Northern China can be. The cold weather, and pure mountain springs come together for a microclimate that yields some of the sweetest and most chocolatey black tea in China with a unique and distinctly northern flavor.

  • true
    80
    chocolate brownie, s'mores
    true
    60
    cinnamon
    true
    55
    candied cherry
    true
    65
    vanilla
    true
    juicy, sweet, rich

    Tasting Profile

    • savory - chocolate brownie, s'mores
    • spice - cinnamon
    • fruit - candied cherry
    • floral - vanilla
    • texture - juicy, sweet, rich

The He Family also recommends:

  1. 2023 Reserve Pine Needle Green
    2023 Reserve Pine Needle Green

    Mr. He’s daughter Qingqing, co-owner of Verdant Tea, pioneered this finishing style with her father. She loves the long delicate twisting technique for the way the leaves dance in a glass pitcher as they unfold yielding a delicate nuanced brew that lasts over multiple steepings. The hand pulled and twisted finish on this early reserve harvest shows off the delicate deep-green buds that the family picks with so much care, cultivating with sustainable chemical free farming, and fed by sweet mountain spring water.

  2. 2023 Spring Laoshan Black
    2023 Spring Laoshan Black
    This relatively new tea is fed by sweet mountain spring water and oxidized in the sun for three days before finishing to bring out signature chocolate notes. Mr. He perfected this tea as a proud reflection of the bold Shandong spirit and the perseverance of Laoshan Village. Laoshan Black is a labor of love to prove to the world how wonderful teas from Northern China can be. The body is light and smooth, without astringency.
  3. 2023 Spring Reserve Laoshan Green
    2023 Spring Reserve Laoshan Green

    A mild winter and cool spring has made for a beautiful early harvest of shade-grown Reserve Laoshan Green. These sweet and delicates buds and leaves are picked while still under greenhouse protection in the He Family’s ocean-facing plot at the foot of the Laoshan mountains. The early April picking is still intensely sweet and packed with deep minerality.

  • 'Over several days, Mr. He and his daughter QingQing walked us through the intensive processes involved in making Laoshan Black Tea. Making just 10 pounds of black tea in Laoshan takes 4 to 6 people three full days to process after picking'

  • 4
    6-8
    205
    40 seconds
    15-30
    5
    5
    205
    10 seconds
    3
    4
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    4 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 205° watersteep 40 secondsresteep many times
    add 15-30 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.5 ozuse 205° watersteep 10 seconds
    add 3 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

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

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