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2022 Reserve Autumn Laoshan Black

2022 Reserve Autumn Laoshan Black

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Sweet and Decadent
Reserve Autumn Black Tea
Delicate cool-season buds picked as autumn brings mist and cold nights to Laoshan. The He Family saves this reserve-level harvest for a classic curling process to bring out creamy notes of cocoa, vanilla, and spices with a touch of currant.
October 2022 ♦ Laoshan, Shandong
Sweet and Decadent
Reserve Autumn Black Tea
Delicate cool-season buds picked as autumn brings mist and cold nights to Laoshan. The He Family saves this reserve-level harvest for a classic curling process to bring out creamy notes of cocoa, vanilla, and spices with a touch of currant.
October 2022 ♦ 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 2022
    • Laoshan VillageShandong Province
    • ELEVATIONsea level
    • longjing quntiTea Varietal

    The He Family has been perfecting their long oxidation process and unique curling style for Laoshan Black craft for ten years, and this represents their finest autumn offering. Picked from the sweetest most delicate autumn buds, the reserve-level Laoshan Black focuses on rich creamy texture with a balanced deep flavor. It has been years since the weather conditions lined up for a reserve-level harvest, so we are excited that the He Family was able to offer this limited tea to showcase their craft.

  • true
    80
    clove, ginger
    true
    85
    cocoa-dusted buttercream cake
    true
    75
    vanilla
    true
    75
    currant jam
    true
    tingling, mineral-driven

    Tasting Profile

    • spice - clove, ginger
    • savory - cocoa-dusted buttercream cake
    • floral - vanilla
    • fruit - currant jam
    • texture - tingling, mineral-driven

The He Family also recommends:

  1. 2022 Autumn Laoshan Green Oolong
    2022 Autumn Laoshan Green Oolong
    This tea is the He Family's answer to the challenge that oolong is only for southern China. Despite Laoshan Village only having fifty years of tea cultivation and oolong being the most technically demanding kind of tea in the world to produce, Mr. He comes through brilliantly. The careful kneading and rolling brings out a beautiful, pure expression of the minerality of the soil and the water. This tea is processed without a roast for a true green flavor of Laoshan.
  2. 2022 Autumn Laoshan Black
    2022 Autumn Laoshan Black

    The He Family’s Most Popular Tea. This cool autumn season harvest black tea is packed with flavor and aromatics, fully oxidized and roasted to achieve the iconic malty, chocolatey, honeyed Laoshan Black flavor.

  3. Wood-Fired Reserve Laoshan Osmanthus Black
    Wood-Fired Reserve Laoshan Osmanthus Black

    The He Family is known for their bold willingness to innovate, and this singular tea is a perfect example of the way they push the boundaries of genre. Wild-picking Laoshan osmanthus and using it to scent buddy resrev-level black tea is still a new craft in Laoshan, just a few years old, but the results have been spectacular, juicy, a and almost oolong-like. This year, He Qingqing wanted to push the idea of oolong inspiration, borrowing roasting craft from Wuyishan and giving her family's black tea a special secondary wood-firing to bring out deep toasty depth. The results really are in the style of teas like Tieluohan. Instead of overwhelming the osmanthus, the roast balances it, adding depth to the honeyed dessert-like qualities of the He Family's black tea.

  • "In interviews with Mr. He, he has made clear that to him, craft starts in the fields with the choices he makes on how to water, how to manage crop rotation, when to cut back plants, and how and when to cover the tea..."

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

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

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

    Gongfu

    5 g.4 ozuse 205° watersteep 8 seconds
    add 3-4 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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