{"product_id":"chine-vert-taiping-houkui-first-2025","title":"Chinese Green Tea Taiping Houkui First 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green tea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hou Keng Village, Huangshan District, Anhui Province, East China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion: \u003c\/strong\u003eBorn on the misty slopes surrounding Tai Ping Lake, on the northern borders of the legendary Yellow Mountains, this Taiping Houkui first flush 2025 is rooted in one of China's most jealously guarded terroirs. The Hou Keng gardens, which Betjeman and Barton has selected in its rarest version (what Chinese connoisseurs call \"the secret garden\"), are located at nearly 900 meters above sea level, where the morning mists veil the tea plants with a soft, diffused light, delaying the awakening of the buds and concentrating an incomparable aromatic complexity in each leaf. The deep, clay-granitic, well-drained soils offer the large-leaf cultivar conditions that cannot be replicated anywhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppearance of dried leaves:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whole, long, and perfectly flat leaves, among the largest in the tea world. Their \"jade sword\" silhouette (a bud caught between two leaves) is immediately recognizable. The surface, finely marked by the imprint of bamboo and woven cotton, forms a delicate network of veins. Their deep green, slightly marbled with light jade, highlights the spectacular character of this grand cru.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfusion: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe liquor unfolds in a luminous light green of almost crystalline clarity, crossed with slightly golden jade reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eWhen tasted, this green tea will surprise you with its vegetal fragrance and great delicacy, with peach aromas and very fresh lily of the valley notes. On the nose, the dry leaves offer an airy bouquet: fine herbs, white flowers, green orchid. In the mouth, the texture is surprisingly silky: the attack is fresh and precise, then the liquor unfolds with aromas of white peach, fresh almond, and tender hazelnut, crossed with a subtle and persistent wet stone minerality. No bitterness, no harshness: Chinese tasters speak here of Hou Yun, an almost caressing length on the palate that lingers long after the last sip. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting moment:\u003c\/strong\u003e This first flush 2025 has a moderate level of theine, softened by a beautiful natural concentration of L-theanine characteristic of early high-altitude harvests. It ideally accompanies studious mornings and contemplative early afternoons, bringing clarity of mind and serenity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo honor the nobility of its large leaves, opt for a tall straight glass or an open-filter teapot that gives them plenty of space to unfurl; a tea ball is obviously to be avoided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn a glass (traditional method): first pour water at 80–85 °C, then place the leaves on the surface, upright if possible. They slowly sink, gradually releasing their aromas. Infuse for 2 to 3 minutes; repeat 3 to 4 times, slightly adjusting the time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Western infusion: 3 to 4 g for 250 ml, 2 minutes at 80 °C. The cup immediately expresses itself in a clear, vegetal register, with great spring finesse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Betjeman and Barton","offers":[{"title":"100g","offer_id":61541549310282,"sku":"0010333-100","price":60.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g","offer_id":61541549343050,"sku":"0010333-500","price":302.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 kg","offer_id":61541549375818,"sku":"0010333","price":574.75,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/5872\/8522\/files\/0010501-ChinevertTaiPingHouKui-HD.jpg?v=1775565373","url":"https:\/\/betjemanandbarton.com\/en\/products\/chine-vert-taiping-houkui-first-2025","provider":"Betjeman and Barton","version":"1.0","type":"link"}