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Bird Tongue (aka Que She)Brand Name :DreamPharmaLLC $38 1 oz Bird Tongue is a direct translation of this tea’s Chinese name: Que She. It comes from a tea garden 800m above sea level in Sichuan’s southwestern Pujiang County, one of the oldest tea growing regions in China. Tea production in the area dates back to the Song Dynasty, when Lu Yu wrote of a green tea with leaves like a bird’s tongue in his treatise on tea. It takes a staggering 40,000 leaf buds to craft each pound of this tea. Buds were carefully hand picked in the third week of March from an organic garden, excluding hollow, opened, discolored/damaged buds that would otherwise affect the quality of the finished tea. Once collected, the tea underwent a 5 minute pan roasting at 120°C to arrest enzymatic oxidation. The next roast was more complex, requiring manual skill and dexterity to fold and press the warm leaves without breaking them. This 80°-90°C roast finishes the tea, which is air shipped to San Francisco to maintain freshness from field to cup. The leaves have a satiny sheen from the tea’s natural oils. Each small gently curved leaf is uniformly sized and unbroken, measuring no more than 2 centimeters long. In water, the buds stand upright and brighten in color when rehydrated. The flavor profile of Bird Tongue is bright, clean and sweet with a zesty aroma reminiscent of sugar snap peas and kaffir lime leaves. Steeping produces a lime-green liquor that is crisp and refreshing. |
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