Award-winning Organic HONEY BLACK
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$35.00
$35.00 - $46.00
per item
Honey Black Tea is rare in the supreme black tea market, as it can only be processed from leaves grown without pesticide and naturally fed by a particular insect, the Jassid cricket. The Jassid's bite initiates a chemical reaction that creates the special honey fragrance of this tea.
Producer Background:
This tea is from a historical tea farm which has won numerous tea awards in both Taiwanese and international competitions. The 4th generation tea master follows his family's secret tea processing tradition to turn hand-picked top sets into award-winning tea, including the Gold Medal first prize at Tian Xia Ming Cha Da Sai, which means World Tea Competition, in 2006, Black Tea category; and the Silver Medal in Kai Jie Bei, or Champion Competition, in 2007.
Character:
Formosa Honey Black Tea yields a rich and delicate honeyed liquor, not as astringent to taste as common black tea, and needing no assistance from milk and sugar. Its silky smooth texture stays with you as you move through the complex notes of the third and fourth steeps, but it is important to brew this tea properly.
If you are just starting out with Chinese teas, we recommend cold-brewing this tea, to get an idea for its potential. When you do move to a hot brewing, make sure the water sits a minute after boiling, and watch out: too long a steep will make a very strong cup!
Preparation:
Please be sure to use a high quality spring or filter water, and not too hot about 80 Celsius. Honey Black tea may turn bitter and lose its fragrance if handled improperly. Please refer to the Brewing Guide.
Producer Background:
This tea is from a historical tea farm which has won numerous tea awards in both Taiwanese and international competitions. The 4th generation tea master follows his family's secret tea processing tradition to turn hand-picked top sets into award-winning tea, including the Gold Medal first prize at Tian Xia Ming Cha Da Sai, which means World Tea Competition, in 2006, Black Tea category; and the Silver Medal in Kai Jie Bei, or Champion Competition, in 2007.
Character:
Formosa Honey Black Tea yields a rich and delicate honeyed liquor, not as astringent to taste as common black tea, and needing no assistance from milk and sugar. Its silky smooth texture stays with you as you move through the complex notes of the third and fourth steeps, but it is important to brew this tea properly.
If you are just starting out with Chinese teas, we recommend cold-brewing this tea, to get an idea for its potential. When you do move to a hot brewing, make sure the water sits a minute after boiling, and watch out: too long a steep will make a very strong cup!
Preparation:
Please be sure to use a high quality spring or filter water, and not too hot about 80 Celsius. Honey Black tea may turn bitter and lose its fragrance if handled improperly. Please refer to the Brewing Guide.
- Tea Farm: award winning tea farm in San Xia, New Taipei City (Know the farmer)
- Harvest: Current Summer (Only summer this tea can be made depending on whether jassids infest the tea tress or not, so it is rare variety of tea. )
- Oxidation: 100%
- Patented ReSeal Clip Included.
- 100% Recyclable Packaging.