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These young buds are perfectly plucked and rolled. Each curled pearl is comprised of one tip with one bud and two young leaves. This year's tea is made of small leaves and has a decidedly juicier flavor. The aroma makes your mouth water with rich with dark chocolate and sweet grapes. Each steep brings our new flavors ranging from cocoa and cured tobacco to malt and tart cherries.
Harvest: 2024
Origin: Fengqing, Yunnan
Origin: Yunnan, China
Harvest: 2024
• Named because leaves look like curly snails
• Spring harvest
• 2 leaf, 1 bud tips
• Notes of cured, chocolate and caramel
• Forgiving to steep and won't get bitter
• 6g tea per 8oz. water
• Rinse optional
• Steep 15-25 seconds in boiling water
• Re-steep for 10-15 seconds for 3-4 re-steeps, then lengthen steeps to extract all the flavor
This tea does best when steeped in a gaiwan, or clay pot seasoned for red teas
Use these recommendations for steeping in a western teapot, or when only 1 steep is desired.
• 2g tea per 6oz. water
• Steep 3-4 minutes in boiling water
• Re-steep one more time for 2-3 minutes (if desired)
