Da Hong Pao is one of the most famous 4 teas from the Wuyi Mountains in China's Fujian Province. Da Hong Pao is by far the most popular.
There is almost no pure Da Hong Pao on the market because it can only be produced on a small scale. If you want the pure form Da Hong Pao, the clone of the mother plant, then choose the Da Hong Pao 'Qi Dan'.
This Da Hong Pao is grown in an organic tea garden but you can still recognize the flavor characteristics of the mother plant. Don't forget the roast aroma, which makes this tea recognizable.
According to legend, the wife of the elector in the Ming Dynasty was sick with homesickness for her native land in the Wuyi Mountains. The emperor loved his wife dearly and he brought in every doctor in the wide area to find out what his wife would need and could make her better. No doctor had the right medicine.... There came a simple farmer who lived a stone's throw from the Empress' birthplace. He meditated and one night he dreamed of a goddess who came to him and showed him a gnarled bush growing on a steep rocky cliff. The brave farmer climbed the rock and took the leaves. He took the risk of making tea from them but as soon as the empress drank a few sips of this tea and the smell reminded her of home, she quickly recovered. The emperor was so happy and grateful that he gave the peasant all his imperial red robes to honor him. In response, the farmer called this tea Big Red Robe. Every year he picked this red robe tea for the empress to remind her of home.
- Origin: China
- Region: Wuyishan, Fujian Province
- Harvest period: Spring
- Infusion: Golden Brown
- Roma: toasty, sweet
- Flavor: Soft, sweet, toasty
- Gradation: Basic
- Caffeinated: Yes
- Organic: Yes
Recipe: 6 grams | 500 ml soft water | 95℃ | 2 minutes
