#laoshan tea

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New tea is here! This year’s harvest of Yu Lu Yan Cha black tea is here, full of delicious notes of toast, dried lychee, and great mineral / woody texture. 

Recommended for black tea lovers! >> https://verdanttea.com/teas/yu-lu-yan-cha-black/

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Laoshan green tea from verdant tea steeping in the manatea.

It’s not often that we steep tea the Western way (a little bit of tea leaves, a lot water, longer steeping times), but this tea has such richness, it’s still good .

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“If you don’t work for it, it won’t grow.” - Mr. He, Laoshan, Shandong

In his own words, Mr. He discusses the challenges of growing his family’s teas in Laoshan.

From irrigation and organic fertilizers to managing his fields and protecting his plants from the weather, you can listen and learn about the labor and ingenuity that goes into growing and picking your favorite Laoshan teas, from the expert himself.

Don’t forget - as part of our Chinese New Year celebrations, you can save TWICE on the He Family’s Laoshan teas through 02.08.16: just use the coupon code TEAMONKEY2 to save an extra 16% on top off our current 10% pre-order sales.

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The He Family’s 2015 Autumn Harvest Laoshan Black has just been picked, and is available now! 

Tea Cats tested :)

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It may be snowing outside, but we're full of cheer with the He Family's fresh Autumn Harvest Laoshan Green - picked just weeks ago.

We'll be visiting QingQing, Niu Niu and Mr. and Mrs. He in Laoshan in just a few days - we just can't wait to see them!

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Above, the He Family finishes and sorts through a batch of green tea.

Did you know? It takes over 6 hours of skilled processing to create just 10 lbs of the He Family’s Laoshan Green.

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One family, 8 hrs, just 10 pounds of hand-picked tea

Go behind the scenes with the He Family & learn how green tea is made in Laoshan each Spring.  Learn more >>