Thee kop Tseng

This tea tastes the best after 12-18 years, it becomes soft, full and powerful with scents of humus and forest. Although you can drink her already at this age, the tea will show its true potential after years of storage. In the first years the tea will have a slightly flat taste.

The Pu Er Cake 2007 is a black pressed vintage tea from China. It is grown on a plantation in the Yi Wu Wei District, according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng. The tea grows on old trees that are more than 100 years old.

A vintage tea is a black, fully fermented tea. The leaves were picked in 2007. The tea is made in a small factory in Yunnan, according to the Sheng Cha method. After picking, the leaves are dried until they are flexible enough to be processed. They are rolled by hand to start the oxidation process. The leaves must ferment for a few more hours. Finally, they are baked in convection ovens and stored in jars for maturing. The tea is pressed into blocks with a unique number.

A sweet tea with hints of autumn leaves, wet humus and wood. This tea is popular among connoisseurs of single malts and cigars.

The Pu Er 1992 A 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 for De Eenhoorn.

A vintage tea is a black tea that is fully fermented and has to mature for a long time. The Pu Er 1992 A is a variety with small gray-brown tea leaves that were picked in 1992. After the leaves have been picked, they have to dry in the air to extract the moisture. If they are flexible enough to be processed, they are rolled by hand to start the oxidation process. After this, the leaves must ferment for a few more hours. Then the leaves are baked in hot air ovens and stored for years in barrels of clay to ripen further, just like old wines. The older, the better. This Pu Er tea can continue to mature for at least 30 years.

Glazen deksel, geschikt voor het theepotje van 250 ml. De deksel is voorzien van een Eenhoorn logo.

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 soft tea with a taste of raisins, liquorice and chocolate. This tea is also tasty with a little milk.

The Ceylon Kenilworth is a black tea from Sri Lanka. It is grown on the Kenilworth tea plantation in Kandy in the Dimbulla District. The plantation is about 350 hectares and lies between 1000 and 1300 meters in the western hills. The plant has long, thin, red-brown leaves that are picked immediately after the monsoon rains.

A black tea is a fully fermented tea. A combination of two leaves and a bud is always picked. After harvesting, the leaves must first dry in the air, to get rid of the first moisture. As soon as the leaves are flexible enough to be processed, they are rolled by hand. This releases enzymes that trigger the fermentation or oxidation process. This process creates the final flavor and color of the tea. After rolling the leaves, they have to ferment for a few hours. Finally the leaves are baked in a hot air oven to prevent rotting.

Een klein glazen theepotje met een inhoud van 250 ml. Het meegeleverde glazen filter geeft alle ruimte aan de thee en is uitneembaar. Het meegeleverde deksel is voorzien van het Eenhoornlogo.