Spring 2024 Taiwan Sanxia Black Tea [Qing Xin Gan Zhi]

Simply put...

A vibrant smooth sweet & silky black tea with fruit notes

In more depth...

Tea Maker :  Li Family : Sanxia, Taiwan : The Li family operate in a tea model that can be linked back to the days when tea was controlled as a government monopoly - a time when small growers would sell their leaves to government run factories.  The Li family produce tea every day of the year in their factory - using skills honed over multiple generations - apart from the winter when tea bushes are dormant. 

Amount of tea per cup (200 ml) - 5g (2 teaspoon)

Temperature of water - 100℃ / 176℉

Infusion time - 1-2 mins 1st infusion, 2 minute subsequent.

Number of infusions -4 

There is a depth of flavour that develops over multiple infusions of the same leaves.

How to enjoy - No milk, no sugar