Description
- Chingwo County Tea (50 tea bags, ZIN: 510226)
- No fillers.
- Manufacturer: TerraVita
- Size: 50 tea bags
- Herbal Tea Bags - Packed in a convenient upright pouch!
Chingwo County Orange Pekoe is a classic good quality Chinese black tea. The leaf is very well graded displaying uniform leaf size with a little bit of "tip." Tip is the tip of the new shoots and during the manufacturing process these tips turn a gold brown. "Tippy tea" is a leading indicator of exceptional quality, selective grading and usually only available in the first few weeks of the new season (New season teas have the most flavor, rarest and most eagerly sought by tea connoisseurs). Chingwo County is sometimes known as "Long March Tea," in that it is a good quality tea that was reasonably affordable by the proletariat. - Chingwo County Orange Pekoe is made from locally grown Daibaicha tea bushes. These bushes are renown for their stout full flavored, origin distinct taste and wiry leaf appearance. The best way to describe the full flavored taste is to think of a full bodied red wine with a lovely dry pungent or oaky character. - - Full bodied with a pleasant origin distinct character; A delicious hint of oak cask pungency - Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 tea bag for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea). We recommend milk and/or sugar (if this is to your taste) with this tea. - Iced tea brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 5 tea bags into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the bags. Add ice and top up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh bre