One of China's famous teas, Heavenly Blue Peak (Tian Mu Qing Ding) was long the favored tea of emperors. An exceptional spring green, this high-mountain varietal is harvested only for a very brief period in early April. Grown in bamboo forest preserves of Tian Mu Mountains, in Zhejiang Province, this cultivar was once thought to have been lost and fell out of production for a time. Literally translated as "Blue Green Summit", our high-grade Qing Ding lot offers the tea lover an opportunity to enjoy a wonderfully aromatic and flavorful tea. Harvest date: April 2020. Lot #2.
Lot Notes
One of our best selling teas, there is always great anticipation around finding the new harvest's lot. We tasted a number of offerings and selected this one as it offers the 3 attributes we seek in this tea: a fresh, enticing leaf appearance; a fresh aroma; and, once cupped, a captivating and enduring flavor. The leaves are long and elegant and a fresh green color. It was grown organically and has a fresh clean taste. Grown high mountain at an elevation of 1200 meters.
Tasting Notes
The taste is nuanced, naturally sweet and will linger with a soft mouth feel. Heavenly Blue is harvested a bit later than most high-grade green teas. It steeps to a clear, light-yellow liquor. Our lot will provide the most discerning tea drinker a satisfying, naturally sweet cup with a very nice & lingering mouth feel in the finish. Harvest Spring 2020
Brewing Suggestions
Use 3 grams for 8 oz. of water and 4-5 grams with 12-16 ounces. Best prepared with water at 185-195 degrees F. and steep the leaves for approximately 2 minutes, then taste. A longer infusion time will produce more intensity with a bit more pungency. A shorter steep emphasizes the sweet, delicate notes of this cultivar. Drain the water off the leaves for added steeps.
Aromatic and flavorful. Fresh green taste. Fresh green colored elegant leaves. Nice lingering mouth feel. Prepared at 195 degrees for multiple steeps. Experimented and if pungency was to intense I just added a bit more hot water to my cup. Compared to organic Dragon well I like this tea better. In conclusion, you get what you pay for.
This is my go-to tea. Robust flavor and much depth.
I like a little bit more in my tea so I found this pretty boring. I bought this with Empress Green and Wild Green and they are both much better, to me. I am also a fan of Drum Mountain.
Low caffeine very tasty smooth tea with almost zero astringency. This is my go to morning tea it wakes you up without causing any jitters . I go through over a pound of this a year just for myself. Steeps well up to 4 or 5 times and still tastes great. I've been ordering this for 4 years and the quality has always been consistent.
Very smooth taste with a nice green vegetal flavor and almost no astringency. Comparable to the drum mountain clouds and mist but at a lower price point. Will absolutely order more in the future. Thank you for sourcing wonderful teas!
This is the best green tea we have had so far from Silk Road. We are very satisfied with it. It is a smooth cup, with hints of pear and apricot. Not too grassy. We also like that we can get three good brews on it before changing.
I enjoy my green tea every morning when I get up. Heavenly Blue peak has a great flavor and has a very smooth finishing taste.
This is my favorite of all of your green tea offerings. I typically enjoy this tea using 180-ish degree water, but have found that it can tolerate higher temperature water if needed. This tea is perfectly suited for multiple infusions, often the second and third cups are even better than the first cup.
This is the best green tea I've ever tried. Prepared correctly it has an amazing taste and smell.
