Semi-Oxidized Laoshan Gan Zao Ye
Semi-Oxidized Laoshan Gan Zao Ye
Sourced By the the He Family
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Tasting Profile
- savory - pudding, sweet corn, barley, toffee
- floral - honey
- fruit - cranberry
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- DATE OF
PICKINGSpring 2017
- Laoshan Village Shandong Province
- ELEVATION500-600 M
- ziziphus jujubaTea
Varietal
Like Gan Zao Ye, this experimental herbal-tisane is made from wild Laoshan-native Jujube trees, harvested on the mountain slopes and then allowed to oxidize in the sun before being finished using a technique inspired by Laoshan Black. These caffeine-free leaves are thinner than tea leaves, so they lose their moisture faster while oxidizing. This makes for a unique partially oxidized flavor with greener notes that shine through in later steepings.
- DATE OF
PICKINGSpring 2017
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'As they steep, the reddish dry leaves pop open almost as quickly as green Gan Zao Ye, yielding beautiful leaves that get a touch greener with each infusion. The first steepings are very, very malty with a light chocolate flavor, pudding sweetness and hints of violet. As the tea continues steeping, it gets a thick dried apple quality with cherry bark and palm sugar undertones'
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56-817520 seconds10561758 seconds4512room temp8 hours
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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