80 • Rooibos

A complex tea with a clear tone of chocolate. A scent of raw cocoa beans and fruit with floral hints in the aftertaste. The tea is nice for breakfast, but also very nice with chocolate desserts.

The Qi Hong Gong Fu is a black tea from China, also called Keemun. It is grown on a plantation in the vicinity of the city of Qi Men (Keemun), in the province of Anhui. Here it is grown according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng for De Eenhoorn.

A black tea is a fully fermented tea. The plant has brown-black leaves with some golden tips. Only the bud and first two leaves are picked. After harvesting, the leaves are laid to dry. Once the leaves are flexible enough, they are rolled by hand professionally, without breaking. That is why this tea is called Gongfu, which stands for skill. After the rolling, the tea must oxidize for several hours. Finally, the tea is fired in a hot air oven to prevent rotting.

Ontdek de wereld van thee

In deze cadeaubox van De Eenhoorn zitten drie verschillende soorten losse thee. Elk zakje bevat 10 gram losse thee. Een prachtig cadeau om een theeliefhebber mee te verrassen of de ideale manier om kennis te maken met onze verschillende theesoorten. Om de twee maand lanceren wij een cadeaubox met nieuwe theesoorten en zijn er twee verschillende varianten te bestellen.

Cadeaubox - I

• Xiu Qiu - Jasmijn
  zoet, zijdezacht en bloemig met fijne fruitige tonen met verrassend frisse nasmaak
• Qi Hong Gong Fu - Zwart
  wijnachtig karakter met de geur van rauwe cacaobonen en fruitige tonen
• Pu Er 1992B - Pu Er
  dichte, rijke structuur met krachtige tonen van boomschors, veen en kamfer

Cadeaubox - II

• Teng Chong Xiao Rong - Groen
  zuiver, verleidelijk met delicate tonen van abrikozen en zoete jonge erwten
• Si Ji Chun - Oolong
  zijdezacht met tonen van kamperfoelie, honing, vanille en geroosterde granen
• Lapsang - Gerookt
  zacht, zoet en vol met een duidelijk maar elegante hint van rook

A green Japanese icetea. A box with 10 pyramid bags to create your own fresh iced tea. 

Bai Mu Dan is a clean, subtle and fresh white tea with an aroma of flowers and fruits. The tea is from Fuijan, China and can only be harvested in the early spring when the sun is low and the dew is still on the fields. 

Tip: Bai Mu Dan is mainly suitable for drinking between the courses of a dinner. This tea makes the mouth clean and calm, so you can welcome the next taste sensation. The tea is energy-restoring, for a tired mind. 

Brewing method:

	4-5 gram
	0,5 liter water
	75º C
	2-3 minutes

A soft and tasty tea with a delicate woody accent, absolutely worth a try. This tea hardly looks like the standard smoked tea. It tastes great with spicy and salty dishes and it is a great tea for drinking right after a meal.

The Lapsang Souchong is a black smoked tea from China. It is grown in the province of Fujian according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng. The original name (Zhengshan Xiaozhong) means something like Zheng Mountains, small tea variety.

A black tea is completely fermented. The tea grows at high altitude and is picked by hand. It is manufactured with the machine. The picked tea is dried above a fire of coniferous wood for fading, until the first moisture is extracted. After this process the leaves are rolled and put in barrels, which are covered with rags for the fermentation process. Then the leaves are cooked and rolled again. Finally, the tea will smoke in bamboo baskets above glowing embers of dried spruce wood. This will take a few hours and will be monitored carefully.