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Taiping Houkui (Monkey King)

The longest leaves of any Chinese green tea. Each leaf is hand-pressed flat between mesh screens, and genuine Houkui is identified by the crosshatch pattern imprinted during pressing.

Tasting Notes

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Origin

Huangshan, Anhui, China

Plant

Shidacha

Land

500–800m

Craft

Spring (before Qingming) harvest. Hand-picked, pressed flat between silk cloth, pan-fired.

Brewing

Grandpa Style
80°Ctemp
3gper 300ml
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