Tai Ju — Reserve Grade — Hangzhou Tai Ju · hand-picked at full bloom

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Floral · Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Tai Ju — Reserve Grade

Hangzhou Tai Ju · hand-picked at full bloom

4.6 · 27 reviews

CAD 24.00$

Whole Hangzhou chrysanthemums, shade-dried at full bloom: honeyed, faintly cooling, and what the city drinks in winter.

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Origin: Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Altitude: 50 m
Cultivar: Tai Ju chrysanthemum, whole flower heads
Harvest: November, hand-picked at full bloom and shade-dried
Oxidation: Not applicable
Roast: Sun-dried
Caffeine: None
Liquor: Clear pale gold
SKU: CY-FL-L07

Tai Ju is the fat, pale chrysanthemum grown around Hangzhou and picked at full bloom in November. The flowers are shade-dried whole rather than baked, which keeps the essential oil in the petal and gives a cup that is honeyed and faintly cooling. Brewed with a little rock sugar it is what the city drinks all winter.

Chrysanthemum Tai Ju itself comes from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, grown as tai ju chrysanthemum, whole flower heads, at 50 m. This lot is that same tea, handled and graded as described above — the leaf, the mountain and the maker do not change, only the picking window and the price.

Gaiwan: 3 flowers · 150 ml · 90 °C · 2 min · 3 infusions
Western: 3 flowers per 250 ml · 90 °C · 3–4 min; add goji or rock sugar
Vessel: Glass, so the flowers can float open

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Shipping is complimentary on orders over CAD 79.00$; below that a flat CAD 9.50$ applies. HST (13%) is calculated at checkout. Duties and import taxes are the recipient's responsibility.

Unopened tins can be returned within 30 days for a full refund. If a tea is not to your taste, tell us — we would rather send you something you like than keep the money.

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