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BAI MAO HOU · WHITE MONKEY GREEN TEA · CHINA Taste tags:Floral · Sweet · Fresh How to brewGaiwan · 7 g / 150 ml · 95°C · 5–8 sec · multiple steeps OriginChina · Fujian · Nanping300–800 m · early…
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The tea
GREEN TEA · CHINA
Taste tags:
Floral · Sweet · Fresh
How to brew
Gaiwan · 7 g / 150 ml · 95°C · 5–8 sec · multiple steeps
Origin
China · Fujian · Nanping
300–800 m · early April harvest
Factsheet
Green tea · Dabai cultivar · handpicked · pan-fired · baked
The tea
A smooth and layered Fujian tea with a fresh floral fragrance and persistent sweetness. Orchid and osmanthus-like notes develop over several infusions, supported by a rich but clean body.
The liquor is bright orange-yellow.
Main taste notes:
Floral · Sweet · Fresh
Intensity:
3 of 5 · smooth and fragrant
For the taste diagram:
Vegetal — 3/5
Floral — 4/5
Sweet — 4/5
Roasty — 2/5
Spicy — 1/5
Fruity — 2/5
Wood / earthy — 1/5
Your first brew
Use 7 g per 150 ml in a porcelain gaiwan. Brew at around 95°C and begin with a 5–8 second infusion. Extend each following infusion gradually.
AMOUNT OF TEA
7 g per 150 ml
TEMPERATURE
95°C
FIRST STEEP
5–8 sec
The tea
Nanping, Fujian, China
Bai Mao Hou, or White Monkey, is a traditional tea associated with Zhenghe County in Fujian. Its name refers to the curled leaves covered in fine silver-white hairs.
Made from the Dabai cultivar, the tea is handpicked in early April at elevations of approximately 300–800 meters. Processing combines withering, pan-firing, rolling and baking.
Tags:
📍 Nanping · Fujian
⛰️ 300–800 m
🌱 Early April
🌿 Dabai cultivar
🤲 Handpicked
The tea
TYPE
Green tea · withered · pan-fired · rolled · baked
GOOD FOR
Morning · Afternoon · Multiple infusions
HARVEST
Early April
CULTIVAR
Dabai
ORIGIN
Nanping · Fujian · China · 300–800 m
INTENSITY
3 of 5 · smooth and fragrant
BREWING
7 g / 150 ml · 95°C · 5–8 sec
STEEPS
Multiple infusions
PACKED
May 2025
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