2017 Crassicolumna Black Tea 100g Cake
2017 Crassicolumna Black Tea 100g Cake
Black Tea
Dongsa Cooperative – Qianjiazhai
Sourced By the Dongsa Cooperative
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Tasting Profile
- spice - clove, juniper, cedar
- vegetal - alfalfa
- fruit - raspberry
- savory - milk
- floral - vanilla
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- DATE OF
PICKINGSpring 2017
- Qianjiazhai Mt. Ailao
- ELEVATION2000-2250m
- Camellia CrassicolumnaTea
Varietal
Available in pressed 100g cakes, this tea is picked from the early spring leaves and tender buds of the Camellia Crassicolumna tree, a close relative of the tea plant native to Qianjiazhai. Crassicolumna is naturally caffeine-free and high in antioxidants. The Dongsa Cooperative slowly oxidizes this tea in the sun before drying it to finish it just like their traditional black tea. This tea is sustainably harvested from ancient Crassicolumna trees growing wild in the Ailao mountains.
- DATE OF
PICKINGSpring 2017
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'This tea is striking in its complexity and depth. The brew was deep amber, almost more similar to the color of Rou Gui Wuyi Oolong than to black tea. The flavor was packed with floral gardenia, sweet grapes and an aftertaste that reminded us of cotton candy. As we steeped it out we got lychee, candied rose, honey and pineapple skin'
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56-820520 seconds10562058 seconds4512room temp8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 205° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 205° watersteep 8 seconds
add 4 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz. use room temp.° water refrigerate overnight
8 hours hours add ice & enjoy
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