Laoshan Yu Zhu Tea
Laoshan Yu Zhu Tea
Dried Toasted Solomon's Seal
Yu Zhu or Solomon's Seal is in the Lily family - a caffeine free herbal traditional Chinese Medicine given a deep, peanut brittle or black sesame flavor with earthy sweetness.
Spring 2025 ♦ Laoshan, Shandong

Crafted By the Lu Family
Members of the He Family's Cooperative in Laoshan Village, the Lu Family wild-forages rare herbals, hand-picking within the Laoshan National Forest Ecological Preserve.
The Lu Family hand-finishes all of their teas using old-school techniques, showing off a whole new side to Laoshan.


- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2025
- Laoshan VillageShandong Province
- ELEVATION300 M
- Polygonatum odoratumTea Varietal
The Lu Family wild-forages Yu Zhu (or Solomon's seal) root within the Laoshan Ecological Preserve and gives it a deep dark roast on their tea finishing equipment back at the workshop. This is a far cry from typical pale sliced Yu Zhu you might see at a traditional Chinese medicine apothecary - the Lu Family keeps their Yu Zhu in big whole pieces for an even roast, yielding rich peanut butter flavor and sweet notes of brown sugar.
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2025


Tasting Profile
- savory - black sesame, peanut brittle
- spice - clove
- savory - brown sugar steam cake
- texture - earthy, sweet, mouth-watering
the He Family Cooperative also recommends:
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 175° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 175° watersteep 8 seconds
add 4 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy
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