Black Tea
He Family – Laoshan
Crafted By the He Family
Tasting Profile
- floral - osmanthus, rose, vanilla
- savory - melted chocolate, cream
- fruit - mango, passionfruit
- spice - cardamom
- texture - silky, smooth, creamy, mineral-laden
- DATE OF PICKINGOctober 2021
- Laoshan Village
- ELEVATIONsea level
- longjing quntiTea Varietal
Balnaced, buddy and perfumed - the fresh 2021 autumn harvest is here!
This year is the fourth fantastic harvest of the He Family's new osmanthus-scented black tea. Once again, the He Family is sharing a rich reserve-level Autumn Harvest Laoshan Black, scented during finishing with tiny hand-picked Laoshan Osmanthus flowers. The brown sugar, honey and fruity chocolate notes are melded together perfectly with the luscious almost creamy floral of the He Family’s meticulously hand-harvested Osmanthus blossoms. This tea is one of the hardest to make in the He Family collection since the local osmanthus blossoms are so small that they have to pick thousands just to make tiny batch of finished tea, but the results are worth the effort.
- DATE OF PICKINGOctober 2021
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'Our farmer-partner Mr. He in Laoshan tells the story of the night his father was visited by the exiled Taoists and given seedlings. The priests stole back their tea and gave it to leaders in the community to plant and grow. Mr. He proudly describes how his father planted the tea, watching it flourish.'
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 5 seconds
add 5-10 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
7 g.32
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy
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