Location: Xinxikou Township, She County, Huangshan City.
Flavor Notes: Orchid, Toasted Soy, Popcorn.
A lighter late season green tea, this is a traditional Maofeng to meet all of your Summer needs. With a slightly bent leaf shape, a clear yellow-green soup, and a delicate but crisply floral flavor, this is affordable but exceptional version of Yellow Mountain’s most famous green tea. Wok-fried, cold-kneaded, and finished over charcoal, there could not be a more standard Maofeng. Although not the most famous growing region, the local “Da Yezhong”heirloom cultivar is also present in Xinxikou Township.
We recommend you try this Maofeng cold brewed or sun-brewed in your favorite water bottle. This is a delicate, refreshing green tea that is not afraid to be over-steeped. This particular Maofeng does not offer a lot in way of layered complexity.
Also, we would be remiss not give a shout out to SweetestDew and their Maofeng this year. They gave us this lead and a great introduction to Maofeng and the area. Feel free to try their Qimen Maofeng and compare with the one we chose.
I got these tea balls for free with a order. I agree that it is a juicy and floral tea. That said the tea is very easy to make bitter, using boiling water I couldn't avoid the bitterness (even with 5sec steeps + wash), but going down to about 85C helps. No astringency but bitter. My palate doesn't like bitter teas but my parents do! They enjoyed it as a morning tea since the bitterness is "There but not overpowering."
Over all 5/5 rating, I see it as a good price to tea ratio. Even though I don't like bitter teas I know others definitely do!
Delicious, fruity, fresh, energetic black tea. Love it. It’s smells fantastic as you pour water over it.
Deserves Giawan brewing over a time out tea session.
