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Reserve Flat Pressed Laoshan Green

Reserve Flat Pressed Laoshan Green

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Competition Level
Early "Da Tian" Harvest
The very first “da tian” picking of spring, meticulously hand-finished + pressed flat like Dragonwell to show off delicate complexity. Notes of butter lettuce, plantain, vanilla and ginger.
April 2026 ♦ Laoshan, Shandong
The very first “da tian” picking of spring, meticulously hand-finished + pressed flat like Dragonwell to show off delicate complexity. The fresh 2026 harvest is coming soon and available for pre-order!
ETA: May ♦ Laoshan, Shandong
Competition Level
Early "Da Tian" Harvest
The very first “da tian” picking of spring, meticulously hand-finished + pressed flat like Dragonwell to show off delicate complexity. Notes of butter lettuce, plantain, vanilla and ginger.
April 2026 ♦ Laoshan, Shandong
The very first “da tian” picking of spring, meticulously hand-finished + pressed flat like Dragonwell to show off delicate complexity. The fresh 2026 harvest is coming soon and available for pre-order!
ETA: May ♦ Laoshan, Shandong
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SPRING 2026 PRE-ORDER

This spring 2026 pre-order tea from the He Family in Laoshan is arriving now and available to reserve on pre-order while supplies last.

This tea is arriving now and shipping ASAP!

This spring 2026 pre-order tea from the He Family in Laoshan is enroute coming soon and available to reserve on pre-order while supplies last.

This tea is expected to arrive at the beginning of June. Orders containing this pre-order tea will wait to ship until all teas in your order have arrived. 

Crafted By the He Family

Pioneers and community leaders, the He Family is dedicated to making a name for their stunningly smooth, malty, rich teas cultivated in China’s coldest, northernmost growing region.
 
Grown using old-school organic farming techniques on the rocky foothills of Laoshan, protected by ocean mist and fed by sweet spring water.
    • DATE OF PICKINGApril 2026
    • Laoshan VillageShandong Province
    • ELEVATIONsea level
    • longjing quntiTea Varietal

    This special hand picked, hand made tea is being picked this year during the tiny window of time after the winter greenhouses covers first come of. These little buds and leaves grew under the protected shade and cold weather of early spring, but were then allowed just a few days of direct sunlight to kickstart the deep flavor and texture that defines Laoshan as a region. The flat-pressing process that Mr. He uses to finish this fresh spring harvest is inspired by Dragonwell green tea. In fact, Laoshan tea was originally brought to the area from Dragonwell, so for this cultivar, flat-pressing is a return to its origins. The day-long labor-intensive process to finish this delicate tea makes for beautiful leaves to brew in glass. The flavor is lighter, but the aroma and sweetness are more pronounced with flat-pressing.

  • true
    65
    butter lettuce
    true
    65
    guava, plantain
    true
    50
    vanilla, peony
    true
    70
    whipped cream
    true
    70
    ginger, star anise
    true
    thick, velvety, tingling

    Tasting Profile

    • vegetal - butter lettuce
    • fruit - guava, plantain
    • floral - vanilla, peony
    • savory - whipped cream
    • spice - ginger, star anise
    • texture - thick, velvety, tingling

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Spring 2026 Update from the Fields

Cold weather in Laoshan means smaller yields, and a long season of shade-grown covered green tea before the protective greenhouse coverings come down. 

A very mild spring with very little rainfall has made for particularly concentrated creamy textural green tea and black tea. Cool weather persisted longer than usual, which kept protective shaded coverings on through April. This meant slow growth, but particularly tender sweet buds.

Not only is He Qingqing busy helping her parents finish this spring's fresh tea, but she and her husband are also celebrating the arrival of their son Liu Mu-Mu, just a few months old and already helping with the fresh Flat Pressed Laoshan Green.

Congratulations to the He Family for a wonderful spring season!

He Changke works with fresh leaves
fresh picked Laoshan tea buds
fresh 2026 Laoshan tea leaves
fresh picked 2026 Laoshan tea
brewing fresh Laoshan green tea
spring 2026 Laoshan tea plants

photos courtesy of He Qingqing, March 2026

  • 'Thankfully 2019-2020 was a mild winter compared to the last two years, meaning that the plants in China’s northernmost tea growing region did not suffer frost damage. The He Family's plants have been able to recover, and this new recovery growth has been rich and tender, a boon for the He Family after so many difficult years.'

  • 4
    6-8
    175
    20 seconds
    10
    4
    6
    175
    8 seconds
    4
    4
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    4 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 175° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
    add 10 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    4 g.6 ozuse 175° watersteep 8 seconds
    add 4 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

    4 g.12
    oz.
    use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
    8 hours
    add ice & enjoy

Product Photo Gallery

He Changke works with fresh leaves
fresh picked Laoshan tea buds
fresh 2026 Laoshan tea leaves
fresh picked 2026 Laoshan tea
brewing fresh Laoshan green tea
spring 2026 Laoshan tea plants

photos courtesy of He Qingqing, March 2026

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