Green Tea
He Family – Laoshan
Crafted by the He Family
Tasting Profile
- savory - malted milk
- vegetal - snap peas
- spice - ginger, spearmint
- floral - vanilla
- texture - tingling, thick, creamy
- DATE OF PICKINGMay 8, 2021
- Laoshan VillageShandong Province
- ELEVATIONSEA LEVEL
- Longjing QuntiTea Varietal
Laoshan Green was the first tea produced at Taiqing temple by the Taoist monks of Laoshan. The plants were originally brought to the region from Dragonwell, and slowly allowed to adapt to the unique cold ocean climate of the area. The He Family’s Laoshan Green is fed by mountain spring water, picked by hand, and cultivated sustainably using traditional chemical-free farming techniques. The result is rich, fresh flavor full of Laoshan's famous sweet vegetal-savory soy bean flavor aroma.
- DATE OF PICKINGMay 8, 2021
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Spring 2022 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. The He Family has just finished their shade-grown early spring harvests - including Reserve Pine Needle Green and Flat Pressed green teas - with pre-orders now open!
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 new spring season!
photos courtesy of He Qingqing, April 2022
'Last year brought about a new threat to tea in Laoshan. After another historically cold winter, the short spring picking window in 2018 was cut off in May by sudden, unexpected extreme heat and intense rains followed right after by alternating unseasonably cold weather. This unprecedented short window to harvest and finish tea after a bitter winter has meant the smallest yield in a generation for the He Family, and for the entire small village of Laoshan'
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 175° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 175° watersteep 8-10 seconds
add 4 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy
Product Photo Gallery
photos courtesy of He Qingqing, April 2022
