Monkey Chief Taiping Houkui

Monkey Chief

Taiping Houkui
 

China’s special Monkey Chief green tea. Organic Tai Ping Hou Kui. This tea is highly recommended for both experienced and not yet experienced green tea drinkers. Try Tai Ping Hou Kui and you’ll know why.  

 
Origin: Taiping County, Anhui
Taste: Very fresh greeny, some nutty with some sweet and flowery tones.
Packaging: 50 gram aluminum bag with label
Wholesale: Five different grades
 

Taiping is a county located in the north of Anhui’s Yellow Mountain area. The first Hou Kui Tea originates from the village Houkeng, which together with the villages Hougan and Yanjia surrounds Taiping Lake, which is the biggest and deepest lake in all of Anhui Province. Covering the mountains next to this lake, you will find the best Tai Ping Hou Kui green tea. This Tai Ping Hou Kui is often referred to as the Monkey Chief or the Monkey King.

This name comes from the story of one monkey who lived in the mountains. When this monkey lost both of his parents he was adopted by the villagers. When the monkey grew up, he started helping the villagers pick the tea growing in the mountains. Because the monkey could reach the best tea growing in high rocky areas, the tea from the village became famous for its special taste. For this reason the ‘Hou’ of Houkeng and Houkui means monkey. Because of the big difference in temperature between day and night, tea bushes at high altitude which are mostly shaded from direct sunlight provide the best quality tea used for the Monkey Chief variety.

This tea is truly one of a kind and a must try.
Tai Ping Hou Kui is known for its remarkably long leaves. Some leaves are even longer than fifteen centimeters. Usually, smaller thicker leaves signify better quality tea. However, we have noticed that many people prefer the taste of the ‘greener’ long leaf Tai Ping Hou Kui.

Brewing instructions:  Use 3-4 grams of Tai Ping Hou Kui Tea and add water just below boiling temperature (around 80 degrees Celsius).  First rinse the tea once for washing, and afterwards you can steep the tea up to five or six times. Infuse the tea anywhere from a few seconds up to one minute depending on your personal preference. Remember to keep a layer of water in the glass to avoid causing the tea leaves to dry out and lose their taste.