“Thank you derk, I hope we will agree on, how’s this tea. Gongfu, 5 grams / 125 ml. Quick rinse and around 75°C water; measured. Wet leaf aroma indeed like the soybean as Kawaii433 wrote, strongly...” Read full tasting note
“Thanks, Derk :D. I often make ochazuke (Pour green tea over rice, add seasonings and toppings) on a cold afternoon, and I constantly thought of that while sipping this tea because it’s so...” Read full tasting note
“First flush teas are supposed to be highly prized but for me, the taste doesn’t always live up to the hype. Second flush greens and darjeelings are often more robust than early picked tea. Take...” Read full tasting note
“And yet another review. This time a different preparation. 2 tsp loose to 20oz unknown temp water straight from the hot water spigot in the cafeteria. Hot enough to scald my mouth, so definitely...” Read full tasting note
Laoshan village is near Qingdao in the province of Shandong at an altitude of just 300 meters. Laoshan village is also near a sacred mountain, and not far from the ocean. Tea has been grown in Laoshan area for many generations. We are offering this “Imperial Grade” Laoshan Green tea made from the tippiest first flush of spring 2018 tea leaves.
Our Laoshan teas are grown by the Liang family, who have a small family operation growing Laoshan tea and doing all the processing of the tea themselves as well. You will notice that the tea is grown undercover of greenhouse which are fully covered in the winter to protect from frost and also in the earliest part of spring as well just as the leaves are starting to sprout. In the middle and later part of the first flush growth stage the coverings are removed and the tea bushes grow in full view of the sun until plucking in the first week of April.
Our Imperial Grade Laoshan green tea is small leaf, tippy (but without silver hairs) and tightly rolled, but not compressed like a Tie Guan Yin. The varietal grown is Long Jing #43 and as such the tea from Laoshan shares it character. The brewed tea is vegetal, sweet, savory with an umami-like green chestnut (bipolarity of astringency/savory and sweet).
We feel confident you will enjoy family-sourced Laoshan teas and invite you to try them all!
Area: Laoshan village near Qingdao in Shandong
Time of harvest: early April
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