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Da Hong Pao, Zheng Yan (2022 Spring)

Da Hong Pao, Zheng Yan (2022 Spring)

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Type
Oolong Tea
Origin
Yan Zi Ke, Wuyishan National Park, Fujian Province, China
Cultivar
Dan Hong Pao (aka Qi Dan)
Elevation
300-400m
Steeping instructions
100˚C / 212˚F, unnecessary to rinse. Gongfu style: 1g : 20-30ml (Its standard tea evaluation ratio is 5g : 110ml). 5s to start with, and increment 5s or more per infusion. Western style: 1g : 80ml, 1min+1min Bowl style: 1g : 80ml.
Description
Da Hong Pao (大红袍), or Big Red Robe, is probably the most famous rock tea. This Da Hong Pao is made purely from Qi Dan cultivar, one of the cloned cultivars from the six original bushes of Da Hong Pao. Bei Dou is another cloned cultivar that’s debatably claimed as Da Hong Pao by some people, but the dominant opinion from the academia in recent years is that Qi Dan is the original Da Hong Pao. Due to the cultural importance of the tea and the low yield of the original bushes, Da Hong Pao from the original trees is the most expensive tea in the world, running upwards of 30 times its weight in gold. The original trees of Da Hong Pao were already forbidden from being harvested by the government since 2006. Pure Da Hong Pao teas like this one are scarce and only consist of a small portion of the Da Hong Pao market, while many Da Hong Pao tea products are blended from Shui Xian, Rou Gui, or other rock teas to create a balanced flavor. Although there are many stories about the origin of the name, the most common one involves a scholar who got sick and was cared for by a monk. Eventually, the scholar gave the monk's tea to the emperor to cure his wife's illness, at which point a red robe was bestowed upon the tea tree by the emperor himself. This tea is from Yan Zi Ke Ecological Tea Garden of Wuyishan. During the fine-processing stage, it is baked with charcoal to the medium level.

Shipped in June 2023

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