2023 Huang Pian Black Tea
2023 Huang Pian Black Tea
Deep and Juicy
Golden Leaf Black Tea
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 tangerine, cedar and creamy custard.
Spring 2023 ♦ Mt. Ailao, Yunnan
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 2023
- 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.
Tasting Profile
- fruit - orange, tangerine
- floral - tulsi blossom
- savory - creamy custard
- spice - star anise, cedar
- texture - numbing, tingling, velvety
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.'
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6-8
oz.use 208° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 6 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
4 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy