Black Tea
He Family – Laoshan
Sourced By the the He Family
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truesavory70cocoa, marshmallow, graham cookietruefruit40goji, dired cherrytruespice25honey
Tasting Profile
- savory - cocoa, marshmallow, graham cookie
- fruit - goji, dired cherry
- spice - honey
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- DATE OF
PICKINGMay 2018
- Laoshan Village Shandong Province
- ELEVATIONsea level
- longjing quntiTea
Varietal
Laoshan Gongfu Black is one of the most difficult finishes for the He Family, requiring flat-pressing and hand-twisting and curling to achieve the final shape and finish. Mr. He saves this technique for his finest spring harvests, and this spring, the He Family set aside earlier than usual harvest to finish as this year's classic Gongfu Black for a creamy honey-and-biscuit-cookie flavor and intriguing mineral-driven sparkle in the aftertaste.
- DATE OF
PICKINGMay 2018
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'The initial aromas are full of rich, tangy goji berry, raisin, and savory roasted chestnut. For us, the initial sips had the thick pastry like quality of croissant with deep chocolate flavor. As we continued steeping out the tea, we got dark fruit and hearty bran flavor with a big, thick honey aftertaste and texture. In the latest steepings we tasted toasted marshmallow and graham'
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56-820530 seconds15-30542058 seconds3-4512room temp8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 205° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15-30 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.4 ozuse 205° watersteep 8 seconds
add 3-4 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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