JASMINE BAI HAO | SCENTED GREEN
JASMINE BAI HAO | SCENTED GREEN
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Tastes like: WHITE FLOWERS | RIESLING GRAPES | SOFT
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JASMINE BAI HAO | SCENTED GREEN
JASMINE BAI HAO is an early spring-plucked, “bai hao” style green tea scented with Heng county jasmine blossoms. Produced with biodynamic large varietal leaves and rolled into semi-pearls. Layered with floral and wine grape qualities.
Our 2024 JASMINE BAI HAO hails from Guangxi province, China, a tea growing region known for heicha ("dark tea"). The province is also home to Heng county, famed for its jasmine flower production. Our project tea producer at Long Kou tea farm (an unusually skilled green tea maker) leverages the fertile soils of north-central Liuzhou and the high fragrance flowers from neighboring Heng in his annual production of our house jasmine. The base tea is harvested in early spring (pre-Qing Ming) at a loose 1:4 (1 bud : 4 leaves) plucking standard, fixed, machine-disrupted into semi-pearls, and after the summer jasmine harvest, scented in 6 rounds.
Our take on this Fujian classic is produced in small lots with the intention of selling out by next harvest. Mingfu, the producer and our on-site liaison, takes his jasmine production very seriously—he's as much a connoisseur of fine wine as tea, and understands the value of a well-rounded bouquet that elevates the base tea (rather than masks it). Unusual in scented tea, this lot is rich with cha qi—Mingfu's low-intervention, middle-aged, da ye cultivar trees pack a punch.
To achieve a thorough but balanced scenting, hundreds of hand-plucked jasmine flowers mingle with the base tea overnight, are sorted and removed by hand, and the process repeated 6 times before being packed at origin. Pour water on and off immediately through the first half of a small format session, and keep large format steeps between 1-2 minutes—for both, use cooler water.
We source our green teas fresh each year at harvest. But like all green teas, this lot will begin to "stale" after 1 year. This process is greatly stunted by proper storage (our bulk bags are ziptop) and refrigeration.
VINTAGE — SPRING '24
STYLE — ROLLED AND SCENTED BAI HAO
CULTIVAR(S) — DA YE
REGION — LIUZHOU, GUANGXI, CHINA
LOCALE — LONG KOU (龙口—"DRAGON MOUTH") TEA FARM
ELEVATION — 400 METERS
PRODUCER — MINGFU LEI
NOMENCLATURE — JASMINE (茉莉花) | BAI HAO (白毫) "WHITE TIP"
STEEPING PARAMETERS
[150 ml- vessel — gaiwan, small teapot]
+10-15 seconds each additional steep
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Such a lovely coffee.
The Brew was so soft And had beautiful crema
The coffee it self was unreal.
So smooth and subtly sweet.
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I love this one. Wish I could buy it in bigger bags! Great for espresso and cold espresso.
I was wrapped up in many things all at one time, including two overlapping live conversation, with my cup in front of me. I stopped. Full stop stopped because the coffee was so good. I just enjoyed the moment.
Fantastic coffee! Rivals an expensive Gesha!
Highly recommended!
10/10
I've been using these beans for over 6 months. Love all the notes
I primarily make espresso and long blacks. This coffee stands out as sweet and balanced. Easy to dial in for a lighter single origin. Overall it’s a very nice coffee that shows it’s been cared for every step along its path to me.
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