"Taiping monkey King Tea Green Tea" is produced in monkey village, monkey hillock and Yan village in Taiping County, Mount Huangshan, china. There is a legend about a farmer to find ancient tea, suddenly smelled the fragrance gladdening the heart and refreshing the mind. He looked around, what is not found, then carefully looking for, the original in the towering mountains between the stones, long a few clumps of green wild tea. No stone vines can climb up, and there is no way out, he had to turn away. But he never forgets the tender leaves and the faint scent. Later, he trained several monkeys, every season, he gave the monkey a cloth cover, let them go climbing picking. After tasting this tea, people call it "the king of tea", because the tea was picked by monkeys, and later generations were named "Monkey King Tea”.
Taiping monkey Kui was first developed in 1859, it has antibacterial effect, weight loss effect, anti caries, inhibit cancer cells and other effects.
Water temperature: 158℉ (70℃ ) water.
Soak in boiling water for one minute, then drink. This kind of Black Tea can brew 4 times
Or you can make tea with cold water, a little more than a few minutes just fine.
Recognising and brewing Taiping Houkui
Taiping Houkui is a green tea with unusually long, flattened leaves. Its traditional making involves arranging and pressing the leaves individually, followed by careful drying. The monkey-picking account is a local legend; the distinctive leaf is the result of human cultivation and skilled processing. The references to black tea in the brewing text above do not describe its tea category.
Choose a glass or vessel that accommodates the long leaves without forcing them into a tight ball. Watching them open is part of the pleasure. Begin gently and taste before extending the steep. Compare the aroma of the dry leaves with the fragrance rising from the warm cup, then note how the finish changes as the tea cools. A small scale is more useful than a teaspoon for measuring leaves of this shape.