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2022 Huang Pian Black Tea Cake

2022 Huang Pian Black Tea Cake

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Deep and Juicy
Golden Leaf Black Tea
Wild-Picked "Huang Pian" or Golden Leaves are fully oxidized in the Yunnan sun for intense flavor and complexity. Notes of roasted pear, cinnamon and brioche.
Spring 2022 ♦ Mt. Ailao, Yunnan
Deep and Juicy
Golden Leaf Black Tea
Wild-Picked "Huang Pian" or Golden Leaves are fully oxidized in the Yunnan sun for intense flavor and complexity. Notes of roasted pear, cinnamon and brioche.
Spring 2022 ♦ Mt. Ailao, Yunnan
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Crafted by the Dongsa Cooperative

True zero-intervention wild tea, foraged from ancient tea forests in one of the most remote tea growing regions in the world.
 
The Dongsa Cooperative was founded to promote responsible stewardship of these tea forests and pass on old-school pu’er hand-crafting techniques that yield incredibly complex tea.
    • DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2022
    • QianjiazhaiMt. Ailao, Yunnan
    • ELEVATION2140 m
    • Qianjiazhai AssamicaTea Varietal

    Master Zhou loves the distinctive flavor of "huang pian" or golden leaves that are normally left out of sheng pu’er cakes for a consistent aesthetic. These leaves have an intense, juicy, fruity flavor unlike anything else, and Master Zhou decided to show off their beauty in a special, fully-oxidized black tea pressing that is just as beautiful to drink now as it is for long term aging.

  • true
    80
    roasted pear
    true
    90
    cinnamon
    true
    65
    marigold, vanilla
    true
    90
    brioche, malt
    true
    lingering, sweet

    Tasting Profile

    • fruit - roasted pear
    • spice - cinnamon
    • floral - marigold, vanilla
    • savory - brioche, malt
    • texture - lingering, sweet

the Dongsa Cooperative also recommends:

  • 'Three hundred to five hundred year old trees can yield only a kilogram or two at most, and are picked only once a year to encourage further growth for future generations. The flavor of trees at this age picks up more thick woody, foresty notes to balance the fruit and florals. The brewed liquor is more translucent and golden.'

  • 4
    6-8
    208
    20 seconds
    10
    5
    6
    208
    6 seconds
    3
    4
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    4 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 208° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
    add 10 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 6 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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