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Autumn Laoshan Pine Needle Green

Autumn Laoshan Pine Needle Green

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Hand-Twisted
Autumn Green Tea
Qingqing developed this unique finish with her father to bring out minerality and spice in her family's tea, packed with notes of matcha ice cream, pastry, honeysuckle, gingle and a silky texture.
October 2023 ♦ Laoshan, Shandong
Hand-Twisted
Autumn Green Tea
Qingqing developed this unique finish with her father to bring out minerality and spice in her family's tea, packed with notes of matcha ice cream, pastry, honeysuckle, gingle and a silky texture.
October 2023 ♦ Laoshan, Shandong
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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.
    • DATE OF PICKINGOctober 2023
    • Laoshan VillageShandong Province
    • ELEVATIONSEA LEVEL
    • Longjing QuntiTea Varietal

    This innovative tea is first carefully curled before being pulled straight - all by hand. The result is a delicate, nuanced, and flavorful brew that lasts through multiple steepings. He Qingqing loves the way the leaves dance in a glass pitcher for brewing and the way that the hand finishing shows off Laoshan’s delicate deep-green buds and leaves at a glance. This tea is fed by mountain spring water, picked by hand, and cultivated sustainably using traditional chemical-free farming techniques including growing rows of soybean between rows of tea to restore nitrates to the soil. The extreme northern climate means cold winters and short growing seasons, but the He Family perseveres, protecting their tea in greenhouses over the winter. The result is a deeply sweet and delicate green tea unlike any other in the world.

  • true
    80
    matcha ice cream
    true
    70
    butter pastry
    true
    50
    ginger
    true
    55
    honeysuckle
    true
    45
    green apple
    true
    soft, silky

    Tasting Profile

    • vegetal - matcha ice cream
    • savory - butter pastry
    • spice - ginger
    • floral - honeysuckle
    • fruit - green apple
    • texture - soft, silky

The He Family also recommends:

  • 'The initial steepings in this year’s harvest are crisp and green with a spicy undertone (like arugula). This taste slowly melts into a thicker, smoother texture, like thick clover honey. We were very excited in late steepings to taste a sweet pistachio flavor with a creamy but cooling lemon sorbet aftertaste. Both of these new tasting notes to Laoshan Green for us'

  • 5
    6-8
    175
    20 seconds
    10
    5
    6
    175
    5 seconds
    4
    5
    12
    76
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    5 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 175° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
    add 10 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.6 ozuse 175° watersteep 5 seconds
    add 4 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

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

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