Wild Spring Laoshan Suan Zao Ye
Wild Spring Laoshan Suan Zao Ye

Sourced By the the He Family
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Tasting Profile
- fruit - plantain, golden raisin
- vegetal - cucumber
- spice - mint, black pepper
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- DATE OF
PICKINGApril 2018
- Laoshan Village Shandong Province
- ELEVATION500-600 M
- ziziphus spinosaTea
Varietal
Suan Zao Ye (Wild Spiny Zizyphus) is a naturally caffeine-free herbal tea that grows unmanaged and wild on the slopes of Laoshan. While the seeds of the sour dates have been used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Suan Zao Ren), the He family forages a limited quantity in April and early May, before the tender spring buds grow too large or the spiny thorns too firm. This year, the leaves were then hand-processed just like a traditional Laoshan green tea, with withering, firing and curling. The final result is packed with delicious flavor and complexity, with a striking flavor of sweet plantain or banana chips, cooling cucumber and a refreshing minty and peppery finish.
- DATE OF
PICKINGApril 2018
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Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 175° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 175° watersteep 8 seconds
add 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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