China White Monkey- losse thee

Maak kennis met onze verschillende soorten Taiwanese oolong. Het proefpakket bestaat uit drie blikjes van 15 gram thee. De volgende half zitten in het proefpakket:

•  Wen Shan Bao Zhong
   Een frisse thee met bloemige en fruitige tonen. Een combinatie van de fruitige tonen van een oolong en de frisse tonen van een groene
   thee. 
  
  
•  Beaute Academique
   Een donkere, volle thee met een aroma van honing en geroosterd brood. Je proeft tonen van karamel en bruine suiker.
  
  
•  Cui Yu
   Een bloemige thee met een aroma van acacia en magnolia. Daarnaast hinten van een honing. Een subtiele en delicate oolong.
   

A sweet tea with notes of honey and yellow fruit and a hint of liquorice in its aroma. This tea tastes great with chocolate, sweet dishes and beef broth. This tea is nice as iced tea.

The Dian Hong Mao Feng is a black tea from China. The tea grows at a high location in the Himalayan Mountains and is grown at a plantation in the province of Yunnan. Here it is grown according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng for De Eenhoorn. The name of the tea means Black Hair Point from Yunnan.

A black tea is a fully fermented tea. The plant has black leaves with bright yellow tips. After harvesting these leaves, they are dried in the air. This is called fading or withering. As soon as the leaves are flexible enough to be processed, they are rolled by hand. The oxidation or fermentation process begins. After rolling, these leaves have to ferment for a few hours to get a good taste and color. To prevent rotting, the leaves are also baked in a hot air oven in the end.

A complex, fresh, full tea with a scent of seaweed and fruit, such as papaya and watermelon. This tea tastes great with an oriental meal or a meal with fish.

The He Feng Fu Xi is a green tea from China. It is grown on a plantation in the province of Hubei. Here it is grown according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng for De Eenhoorn. The tea looks a bit like a Japanese tea. The colour of the tea is dark green.

A green tea is an unfermented tea. For green tea, only the buds and upper leaves of the plant are used. This can be done several times in the season and is harvested completely manually and very carefully. Every pick is completely different. After picking and fading the leaves, they are steamed or cooked, so the green color will retain and the leaves will not oxidize or ferment. After this process, the leaves go through hot or cold rollers to break them. Finally, the leaves have to dry and get sorted.

A powerful vintage tea with forest scents. The aftertaste is complex and contains hints of fruit and camphor. The Pu Er is loved by connoisseurs of single malts and cigars. Despite its impressive age, this tea can mature for at least 30 years. It is best to drink after a meal or after a lot of exercise.

The Pu Er 1987 is a black vintage tea from China. It is grown on a plantation in the province of Yunnan. Here it is grown according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng.

A vintage tea is a black, fully fermented tea. The gray-brown leaves were picked in 1987. After picking, the leaves are dried in the air until they are flexible enough to be processed. They are rolled by hand to start the oxidation process. Then the leaves must ferment for a few more hours and are baked in hot air ovens. After that the tea is stored for years in barrels for further ripening. The tea is pressed into 5-gram cubes. On these cubes is printed the word "Fu" which means luck.

A fresh green tea with a taste of fine herbs and a touch of young vegetables and seaweed. It also contains a little hint of citrus fruit. The tea is delicious with every meal, but tastes particularly good with fish dishes.

The Mao Feng is a green tea from China. The color of the tea is a bright green color. It is harvested in the early spring on the Qingshan plantation in Hunan province. Here they are produced according to traditional methods and handmade. Hunan is located in the south of China.

A green tea is an unfermented tea. Only the buds and first two leaves are picked, this can be done several times per season, but each picking is different. After picking and fading the leaves, they are immediately steamed or cooked to prevent oxidation and to preserve the green color of the leaves. After this process, the leaves go through large rollers to break them. After this the leaves have to be dried and sorted out.

An infusion of Rooibos with a sweet, spicy and fruity taste with a hint of honey. Rooibos is a perfect, tasty drink for everyone, at any time of the day. Rooibos can also be drunk very well before bedtime, without any sleeping problems. This tea is a delicious cold and warm drink.

Rooibos is not a real tea but an infusion of the Rooibos plant. Real tea contains caffeine and tannin, but this one has not any. This plant grows in the vicinity of the Cedermountain in South Africa and is also known as Aspalathus Linearis. It is planted for the production of a drink that looks like tea. This "herbal tea" is very popular nowadays.

Rooibos has a positive effect on various health problems. It is a low plant with small twigs which looks like needles. These needle leaves are picked by hand, stamped and placed in the sun to oxidize. This creates the red color. The high quality of this Rooibos is characterized by the proportion of needles compared to the twigs. The more needles, the better quality.