Hou Kui Bai Cha 20171CHK Harvest: April/May 2017
Origin: China / Anhui / Huangshan / Xinming / Sanhe / Houkeng
Height: 400-700 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Shi Da Cha
A white tea that is produced from a later harvest of the same trees that are being used for the genuine Tai Ping Hou Kui - hence a bit of an extravagant thing. Three leves are being harvested for this tea, the bud has already opened, thus the leaves are similar to what is used for a Bai Mu Dan or even a Shou Mei (later harvest, fully grown leaves). The leaves have been left to wither over a long period and have then be dried over charcoal. The result is a large leafed, wonderful white tea. It has been kept in China until 2019 and can be drunk immediately as well as being kept.
Category:
Bai Mu Dan Bai Mu Dan teas are white teas for which two leaves and a bud are harvested and processed, for better qualities only one leaf and the bud are plucked. The name literally means white peony. Classical Bai Mu Dan come from the villages of Fuding and Zhenghe in the province of Fujian, China, but today this kind of tea is also being produced in other regions as well. Bai Mu Dan teas are smoothly mellow in taste, light to the palate, yet comparatively strong.
Storage:
This tea undergoes a process of microbial fermentation while stored, during which it loses freshness and the typcal flavours of white teas, while gaining depth, sweetness and earthy notes.
