About this Product
Origin: Xiaoguan Village, Xuan’en County, Hubei Province, China
Cultivar: Local Qunti Zhong
Harvest: Late March, Early April 2023
Elevation: 1000m
This micro-lot of Green Needles is produced from tea bushes called Quntizhong, an indigenous heirloom variety of tea bushes prized in this growing region since the mid-1700s. The rocky gardens of Xuan'en County offer rich tasting and balanced green teas with high density, bold energy, slight umami in balance with evergreen and alpine notes that refresh and invigorate.
Green Needles, or “Lu Zhen,” is a traditional pine needle-shaped green tea. After indoor withering, the tea leaves are fired in a small tumble-roaster and shaped using special heated table machines that shake the tea leaves back and forth repeatedly to coax the leaves into a straight needle shape. The tea leaves are dried on hot air-flow tables while continuously stirred and shaped by hand and finally baked to perfection in a conveyor oven to raise and fix the aroma and taste.
Every spring we savor the rich complexity of this heirloom garden’s first spring harvested green tea with joy. Green Needles is not a well-known Chinese green tea but it is one of our favorites that showcases remote terroir and small leaf green tea traditions.
Use water cooled to 180°F.
Infuse for 3 minutes.
Repeat for another 3+ infusions. Increase the steeping time by 30 seconds with each additional infusion.
Cultivar: Local Qunti Zhong
Harvest: Late March, Early April 2023
Elevation: 1000m
This micro-lot of Green Needles is produced from tea bushes called Quntizhong, an indigenous heirloom variety of tea bushes prized in this growing region since the mid-1700s. The rocky gardens of Xuan'en County offer rich tasting and balanced green teas with high density, bold energy, slight umami in balance with evergreen and alpine notes that refresh and invigorate.
Green Needles, or “Lu Zhen,” is a traditional pine needle-shaped green tea. After indoor withering, the tea leaves are fired in a small tumble-roaster and shaped using special heated table machines that shake the tea leaves back and forth repeatedly to coax the leaves into a straight needle shape. The tea leaves are dried on hot air-flow tables while continuously stirred and shaped by hand and finally baked to perfection in a conveyor oven to raise and fix the aroma and taste.
Every spring we savor the rich complexity of this heirloom garden’s first spring harvested green tea with joy. Green Needles is not a well-known Chinese green tea but it is one of our favorites that showcases remote terroir and small leaf green tea traditions.
Traditional Preparation
Add 4g-5g tea per 350-400ml (11-12oz) water into a glass teapot. Use water cooled to 180°F.
Infuse for 3 minutes.
Repeat for another 3+ infusions. Increase the steeping time by 30 seconds with each additional infusion.
Origin
Xiaoguan Village, Xuan’en County, Hubei Province, China
About this Product
Origin: Xiaoguan Village, Xuan’en County, Hubei Province, China
Cultivar: Local Qunti Zhong
Harvest: Late March, Early April 2023
Elevation: 1000m
This micro-lot of Green Needles is produced from tea bushes called Quntizhong, an indigenous heirloom variety of tea bushes prized in this growing region since the mid-1700s. The rocky gardens of Xuan'en County offer rich tasting and balanced green teas with high density, bold energy, slight umami in balance with evergreen and alpine notes that refresh and invigorate.
Green Needles, or “Lu Zhen,” is a traditional pine needle-shaped green tea. After indoor withering, the tea leaves are fired in a small tumble-roaster and shaped using special heated table machines that shake the tea leaves back and forth repeatedly to coax the leaves into a straight needle shape. The tea leaves are dried on hot air-flow tables while continuously stirred and shaped by hand and finally baked to perfection in a conveyor oven to raise and fix the aroma and taste.
Every spring we savor the rich complexity of this heirloom garden’s first spring harvested green tea with joy. Green Needles is not a well-known Chinese green tea but it is one of our favorites that showcases remote terroir and small leaf green tea traditions.
Use water cooled to 180°F.
Infuse for 3 minutes.
Repeat for another 3+ infusions. Increase the steeping time by 30 seconds with each additional infusion.
Cultivar: Local Qunti Zhong
Harvest: Late March, Early April 2023
Elevation: 1000m
This micro-lot of Green Needles is produced from tea bushes called Quntizhong, an indigenous heirloom variety of tea bushes prized in this growing region since the mid-1700s. The rocky gardens of Xuan'en County offer rich tasting and balanced green teas with high density, bold energy, slight umami in balance with evergreen and alpine notes that refresh and invigorate.
Green Needles, or “Lu Zhen,” is a traditional pine needle-shaped green tea. After indoor withering, the tea leaves are fired in a small tumble-roaster and shaped using special heated table machines that shake the tea leaves back and forth repeatedly to coax the leaves into a straight needle shape. The tea leaves are dried on hot air-flow tables while continuously stirred and shaped by hand and finally baked to perfection in a conveyor oven to raise and fix the aroma and taste.
Every spring we savor the rich complexity of this heirloom garden’s first spring harvested green tea with joy. Green Needles is not a well-known Chinese green tea but it is one of our favorites that showcases remote terroir and small leaf green tea traditions.
Traditional Preparation
Add 4g-5g tea per 350-400ml (11-12oz) water into a glass teapot. Use water cooled to 180°F.
Infuse for 3 minutes.
Repeat for another 3+ infusions. Increase the steeping time by 30 seconds with each additional infusion.
Tasting Notes
Douglas fir, spring meadow, pine resin, lively and bright
Ingredients
Organic green tea
Reviews
Reviews
Too Savory, not as expected
Quality? Absolutely. Light / bright, not IMO... this is way too savory and nutty. Tasted more like a
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meal than a refreshing after tea.
AJ
Very good
The Green Needles Qun ti Zhong tea is very, very good. I found the recommended 1 Tbsp to be too much
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tea and caffeine for my liking; a little over half that amount was perfect. I get 4/5 brews out of approximately 1/2 Tbsp, and they progress in the following manner: Brews 1 & 2: Lots of umami. Both are rather brothy, and they prepare one's palate for the subsequent flavors to follow.Brews 2 & 3: Little to no umami. The ability to taste other subtleties of flavors of the tea increases. The emphasis on different flavors in progressive brews is quite a nice experience!
Kirk
Excellent
Wish it was available year round.
Aprile
Fantastic
Wonderful quality, I wish it was available year-round. Light body and strong flavor all at once...wo
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nderful
Mackenzie