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Taiping Hou Kui is grown at the foot of Huangshan in Taiping County, Anhui. The tea has been produced since the beginning of the 20th century and is produced around the small village named Hou Keng. It won the "King of Tea" award in China Tea Exhibition 2004 and is China Famous Tea. The tea is celebrated for its large leaves and buds.
Healthy Fresh Taiping Houkui Tea Loose Leaf Green Tea From China Huangshan
Style Flat, Needle leaf
Flavor Earthy, rich, vegetal
Aroma Toasty
Liquor Deep straw
Product Rating
Brewing Brew two or three 2-minute infusions at 70-80C. Gradually increase steeping time and temperature for subsequent brewing.
Size 100g/bag
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I've tried different teas before. But this Taiping Houkui tea has a nice fresh grassy smell. You can whiff it and know how really fresh it is. I look forward to my tea moments. This is a simple pleasure and a comfort to the psyche which dreams of peace.
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I am an avid tea drinker - 1 to 2 pots a day. This is the best loose tea I have ever ordered. Wonderful flavor, even unsweetened. I highly recommend this tea. I just ordered 2 more packs.
Description
The highest grade of green teas are made from tender tea shoots picked early spring. These young tea shoots may consist of a single terminal bud, a bud with an adjacent leaf or a bud with two adjacent slightly unfurled leaves. It is generally required that the leaves are equal in length or shorter than the buds.
Green tea steeping time and temperature varies with different tea. The steeping temperatures are 81 to 87 °C (178 to 189 °F) water and the steeping times 1-2.5 minutes. In general, lower-quality green teas are steeped hotter and longer, while higher-quality teas are steeped cooler and shorter. Steeping green tea too hot or too long will result in a bitter, astringent brew, regardless of the initial quality. High-quality green teas can be and usually are steeped multiple times; two or three steepings is typical.
How to steep tea--for one teaspoonful
