Qimen Maofeng Black Tea
Qimen Maofeng Black Tea
Delicate downy
Maofeng Black Tea
Maofeng Black Tea
Yuqian harvest with classic Maofeng twisting + finishing for a perfectly balanced, creamy, classic-profile black tea with notes of hot chocolate, cinnamon and vanilla
Spring 2023 ♦ Guixicun, Qimen, Anhui
Crafted By the Cheng Family
Dedicated craftspeople and farmers, the Cheng Family has a beautiful, high-elevation plot above Guixi Village, an excellent micro-climate for Qimen Black Tea in Anhui.
Master Cheng picks the tiny buds for his iconic Qimen Black at the very peak of spring and finishes them by hand in his tiny workshop, coaxing out deep honeyed notes and the underlying minerality of rocky Huangshan.
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2023
- Guixi VillageQimen, Anhui
- ELEVATION200 METERS
- Zhu Ye ZhongTea Varietal
The Cheng Family's Qimen Maofeng is picked in the mountains above Guixi Village, in the famous Huangshan region. The buds are delicate and downy, giving the tea a creamy almost fluffy texture thanks to Maofeng style finishing, setting this apart from the Cheng Family's classic Qimen Black. The twisting step gives their Maofeng a unique texture and a balanced flavor that is a classic, genre-defining combination of hot chocolate, marshmallow and cinnamon. The Yuqian harvest season is still very early in the colder mistier climate of Guixi where tea grows slowly, making this the perfect harmony of early spring texture and the later spring aftertaste and aroma.
Tasting Profile
- savory - marshmallow, hot chocolate
- spice - cinnamon
- floral - vanilla
- fruit - dried apple
- texture - fluffy, creamy
the Cheng Family also recommends:
Steeping Instructions
Western
5-10 g.6-8
oz.use 208° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 40 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 200° watersteep 6 seconds
add 15 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
10 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy