2022 Reserve Pine Needle Green
2022 Reserve Pine Needle Green
He Qingqing's Favorite Green Tea
Qingqing developed this unique finish with her father to bring out minerality and spice in her family's tea. Early harvest with notes of clover honey, cucumber, ginger, melon and cream.
April 2022 ♦ Laoshan, Shandong
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 PICKINGApril 18, 2022
- Laoshan VillageShandong Province
- ELEVATIONSEA LEVEL
- Longjing QuntiTea Varietal
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 shade-grown 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.
- DATE OF PICKINGApril 18, 2022
Tasting Profile
- floral - clover honey
- vegetal - cucumber
- spice - ginger, coriander
- savory - creme pattisserie
- fruit - melon
- texture - minerality