Reserve Flat Pressed Laoshan Green
Reserve Flat Pressed Laoshan Green
Early Harvest Laoshan Green
Crafted By the He Family
- DATE OF PICKINGApril 16, 2022
- Laoshan VillageShandong Province
- ELEVATIONsea level
- longjing quntiTea Varietal
This special hand picked, hand made tea was picked this year during the early shage-grown spring harvest in mid-April, with the He Family's greenhouse protection against the cold of Laoshan's unique northern climate. With the greenhouse protection still in place, the tea plants grow slowly for textural intensity and sweetness unique to shade-grown tea. The flat-pressing process that Mr. He uses to finish this fresh spring harvest is inspired by Dragonwell green tea. In fact, Laoshan tea was originally brought to the area from Dragonwell, so for this cultivar, flat-pressing is a return to its origins. The day-long labor-intensive process to finish this delicate tea makes for beautiful leaves to brew in glass. The flavor is lighter but the aroma and sweetness more pronounced with flat-pressing.
- DATE OF PICKINGApril 16, 2022
Tasting Profile
- vegetal - mint, radish
- savory - toasted buckwheat, flaky pastry
- spice - coriander
- fruit - honeydew melon
- floral - jasmine
- texture - thick, creamy