Hou Kui

Tea Information:

Leaf Type: Green

Tea Description:

Production Year: 2011
Production Season: Spring, Harvested on April 23rd
Production Region: Anhui Province, Yellow Mountain Region, Single Estate
Style: Hong Qing (roasted), traditional Tai Ping Hou Kui processing method

Learn more about this tea here.

Taster’s Review:

I love Tai Ping Hou Kui tea, although, I have not had a whole lot of opportunities to try them. It is a very expensive variety of tea, and not one that I splurge on very often. Of the very few that I’ve tried, this one is definitely the best.

The dry leaves are very flat and long – averaging to about 3 – 3 1/2 inches long. The leaves are a deep, forest green color … much deeper in color than other Tai Ping teas that I’ve experienced. This is the good stuff!

The aromatic brew is a combination of vegetation and flower – evoking thoughts of a meadow of wildflowers in the spring, when the grass is green and the flowers are blooming. The air is sweet and clean, and the gentle breeze delivers hints of the flower to the nose.

The flavor is sublime. Sweet and vegetative. The vegetative notes are a little grassy and a little like freshly steamed lima beans with a touch of melted butter. There are some floral notes in the distance, and a fruit note that begins as a very slight taste and develops as I continue to sip. The fruit note really comes alive at the finish, where it tastes almost citrus-y.

A lovely tea experience. But then, I would have expected nothing less from Life in Teacup – the products they offer are always of the highest quality.

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Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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