Qianjiazhai Crassicolumna Sheng + Tea Flower Cake
Qianjiazhai Crassicolumna Sheng + Tea Flower Cake
Crafted by the Dongsa Cooperative
- truefruit85guava, peartruespice70nutmeg, cinnamontruefloral50rosewater, marigold, vanillatruesavory50nutmeg
Tasting Profile
- fruit - guava, pear
- spice - nutmeg, cinnamon
- floral - rosewater, marigold, vanilla
- savory - nutmeg
- DATE OF PICKINGApril / August 2018
- QianjiazhaiMt. Ailao, Yunnan
- ELEVATION2140 m
- camellia crassicolumna / assamica blendTea Varietal
Camellia crassicolumna is a close relative to the tea plant, growing wild in the forests of Qianjiazhai alongside Camellia sinensis var. assamica and many other near-relative species that are even now being categorized by botanists. Crassicolumna grows distinctively tall, making it very difficult to pick, but the payoff is a deeply complex spice-forward flavor, and intense lingering sweetness, all without caffeine. When finished like sheng pu’er, Camellia crassicolumna ages just like tea into deeper complexity.
Mr. Zhou blended the giant crassicolumna leaves with about 10% tea flowers picked from wildly propagated Camellia sinensis var. assamica plants. These flowers add a tiny amount of caffeine back into the mix, but also add deep sweetness and a sunny marigold profile, rounding out the crisp edge of the Crassicolumna with layers of sweet deep complexity.
- DATE OF PICKINGApril / August 2018
'Mr. Deng got in touch with old classmates and raised enough money to build his own workshop, inviting friends and neighbors from his home town to pick tea when they weren’t picking walnuts. He passes on his knowledge and offers a generous price to anyone who can help him pick tea, remembering his own hardship as he got started as a wild forager. He officially joined the Dongsa Farmer’s Cooperative five years ago, and his craftsmanship has been getting better every year under Mr. Zhou’s watchful eye'
- 46-820820 seconds10562086 seconds3412room temp8 hours
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
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