Honeybrook
A naturally sweet tea harvested in the summer. Organically grown where the tea jassids trigger the tree to release a honey like sweetness. Aroma of fresh honey. A smooth tea with a hint of dried plum.
honey · creamy · smooth
Jacobiasca formosana is important in the production of this tea. It can only be achieved where the plantation suffers very little pollution and uses virtually zero pesticide. So it's most of the time, naturally organic.
Eastern Beauty is also a tea that depends on tea jassids to create its one of the kind flavor. However, Eastern Beauty are usually lighter-fermented and is more floral and fruity whereas a honey black tea like Honeybrook is usually more fermented and tastes rounder and has a sweetness of darker color sugar.
Honeybrook uses TTES #12, which is commonly called jinxuan. Jinxuan is a tea that has a creamy finish with a hint of vanilla.
This black tea is available in single-serve 6g loose leaf, 12 pyramid tea bags, 100g loose leaf or 25g bio-degradable gift jar.
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varietal
TTES #12 (jinxuan)
origin
Pinglin, Taiwan
Brewing suggestion
Hot tea (western style)
dose: 1 tea bag or 2.5g
recommended water temperature: 205°F
first brew: 150g water for 3 mins
second brew: 100g water for 5 minsHot tea (gongfu style)
dose: 6g
recommended water temperature: 205°F
first brew: 100g water for 50 secs
second brew: 100g water for 60 secs
third brew: 100g water for 70 secsIced tea:
Place 1 tea bag or 2.5g tea in 250g of cold water.
Store in the fridge for 24 hours.