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Reserve Qimen Black Tea

Reserve Qimen Black Tea

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Exquisitely Buddy Black Tea
The Cheng Family’s Reserve harvest is made almost entirely from tiny golden buds even smaller than Wuyishan’s prized Jin Jun Mei buds. Notes of daffodil, chocolate mousse, and papaya.
Spring 2023 ♦ Guixicun, Qimen, Anhui
Exquisitely Buddy Black Tea
The Cheng Family’s Reserve harvest is made almost entirely from tiny golden buds even smaller than Wuyishan’s prized Jin Jun Mei buds. Notes of daffodil, chocolate mousse, and papaya.
Spring 2023 ♦ Guixicun, Qimen, Anhui
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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

    Qimen is famous specifically for it's tiny buddy black teas like this one. It takes an incredible amount of labor to pick enough buds for even one pound of Reserve Qimen, but the results are so exquisite that Master Cheng shares it as his pride and joy every year. The buddy quality gives this tea a very thick feeling on the palate and potent, powerful flavor and aroma.

  • true
    90
    papaya
    true
    70
    cardamom, redwood, mulling spice
    true
    70
    violet, daffodil
    true
    60
    chocolate, mousse
    true
    layered, minerality

    Tasting Profile

    • fruit - papaya
    • spice - cardamom, redwood, mulling spice
    • floral - violet, daffodil
    • savory - chocolate, mousse
    • texture - layered, minerality

the Cheng Family also recommends:

  • 'Dancong is an alluring, deeply aromatic tea that changes over each steeping and lingers on the palate for hours. Properly brewing Fenghuang Dancong requires more care than many other teas, but the extra attention is worth the reward'

  • 5-10
    6-8
    208
    30 seconds
    40
    5
    6
    195
    5 seconds
    15
    10
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    5-10 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 208° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
    add 40 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.6 ozuse 195° watersteep 5 seconds
    add 15 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

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

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