Huangshan Maofeng
黄山毛峰 · Yellow Mountain Fur Peak
Green
This tea was invented by a ruined man. In 1875 a merchant named Xie Zhengan lost his fortune to war, went back to a village below the Yellow Mountains, and worked the tea gardens with his family because there was nothing else.
The leaves he carried to Shanghai rebuilt everything he had lost.
The name he chose only describes them. White down, tips like peaks. He did not reach for a legend or an emperor, and the tea has never needed one. It is just as plain and just as certain in the cup, a clean sweetness sitting under a light floral mist.
- floral
- clean
- sweet
- Origin
- Huangshan, Anhui
- Water
- 80°C / 176°F
- Ratio
- 3.5 g / 100 ml
- Caffeine
- Medium
- Rinse
- Not needed
China Top Ten Famous Teas 1955; ministry honors 1982/1983/1986
How much leaf
Gong fu brewing is leaf-heavy and short. Set your gaiwan or pot size and this is what to weigh out.
Vessel volume
100 ml
Recommended dose
Use ~3.5g of tea
The session
4 infusions, about 2m 5s of total contact time.
- Steep 115sMist first, sweetness undecided.
- Steep 225sFloral lift over clean water.
- Steep 335sThe mist thins to fresh green.
- Steep 450sPlain, sure, quietly sweet.
Also sold as
Huangshan Mao Feng, Huang Shan Mao Feng, Ochmýřené špičky ze Žlutých hor
Steaper times this session for you
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Get notified at launchThese numbers are a median of independent gong fu sources, not a law. Leaf age, vessel and water all move them. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.