About Premium Monkey Village Monkey Tea (Taiping Houkui)
Taiping Houkui was one of the teas given as a present to Russian President Vladimir Putin by Chinese President Hu Jintao in 2007. It is also a first-class green tea, made of a bud with two leaves standard. The leaves are long, fleshy, robust, flat and straight.
This premium grade Taiping Houkui tea belongs to traditional group species, its cultivar is Shi Da Cha. It comes from Monkey Village (Hou-pit), Huangshan Area, Anhui province. It is made in a traditional way: each leaf is hand-selected and adjusted. The tea is produced without the use of any chemical protection products for plants.
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The tea has the sweet taste and the fragrance of orchid.
Nicholas –
This has become my new go-to green tea. Everything about it oozes freshness, from its rich green brew to its layers of taste.
Charlotte B. –
A delicious herbal tea!
Jacob B. –
We love the clear, bright soup this tea makes, and the floral scent and taste are perfect for any time of the day or night.
Nathan B. –
What a first-class tea! Floral and light, but with a great aftertaste. Never bitter and always fresh, right down to the last cup. Can’t recommend highly enough.
Georgia C. –
The tea steeps well and is really flavorful. The leaves are long, fleshy and strong and flat.The flavor of Monkey Tea is wonderful. Its nice with the heady scent of flowers, clean and mellow. It has a long-lasting, sweet aftertaste. Loved it.