Black Tea
He Family – Laoshan
Crafted By the He Family
Tasting Profile
- savory - chocolate brownies, waffle cone
- fruit - cherry, elderberry jam
- spice - cinnamon
- floral - honey
- texture - minerality, sweet lingering
- DATE OF PICKINGMay 12, 2021
- Laoshan VillageShandong Province
- ELEVATIONsea level
- longjing quntiTea Varietal
This new 2021 spring harvest is now in stock!
The He Family’s Laoshan Black has become their most famous tea, earning them features in the US and Chinese news media for their innovative work. This tea is fed by Laoshan’s famously sweet mountain spring water and oxidized traditionally for three days before finishing to bring out rich chocolate notes. This year's spring was particularly cool with its start a full two weeks later than usual. Rich, full bodied and satisfying, Laoshan Black has become our benchmark for all other black teas.
- DATE OF PICKINGMay 12, 2021
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Spring 2022 Update from the Fields
Cold weather in Laoshan means smaller yields, and a long season of shade-grown covered green tea before the protective greenhouse coverings come down.
A very mild spring with very little rainfall has made for particularly concentrated creamy textural green tea and black tea. Cool weather persisted longer than usual, which kept protective shaded coverings on through April. This meant slow growth, but particularly tender sweet buds.
Not only is He Qingqing busy helping her parents finish this spring's fresh tea, but she and her husband are also celebrating the arrival of their son Liu Mu-Mu, just a few months old and already helping with the fresh Flat Pressed Laoshan Green.
Congratulations to the He Family for a wonderful spring season!
photos courtesy of He Qingqing, April 2022
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6-8
oz.use 205° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15-30 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.5 ozuse 205° watersteep 2-3 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy
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