White Monkey green tea

GREEN TEA · CHINA

tags:

Floral · Sweet · Fresh

How to brew

Gaiwan · 7 g / 150 ml · 95°C · 5–8 sec · multiple steeps

Origin

China · Fujian · Nanping

300–800 m · early April harvest

Factsheet

Green tea · Dabai cultivar · handpicked · pan-fired · baked

A smooth and layered Fujian tea with a fresh floral fragrance and persistent sweetness. Orchid and osmanthus-like notes develop over several infusions, supported by a rich but clean body.

The liquor is bright orange-yellow.

Main taste notes:

Intensity:

3 of 5 · smooth and fragrant

For the taste diagram:

Vegetal — 3/5

Floral — 4/5

Sweet — 4/5

Roasty — 2/5

Spicy — 1/5

Fruity — 2/5

Wood / earthy — 1/5

Nanping, Fujian, China

Bai Mao Hou, or White Monkey, is a traditional tea associated with Zhenghe County in Fujian. Its name refers to the curled leaves covered in fine silver-white hairs.

Made from the Dabai cultivar, the tea is handpicked in early April at elevations of approximately 300–800 meters. Processing combines withering, pan-firing, rolling and baking.

Tags:

📍 Nanping · Fujian

⛰️ 300–800 m

🌱 Early April

🌿 Dabai cultivar

🤲 Handpicked

TYPE

Green tea · withered · pan-fired · rolled · baked

GOOD FOR

Morning · Afternoon · Multiple infusions

HARVEST

Early April

CULTIVAR

Dabai

ORIGIN

Nanping · Fujian · China · 300–800 m

INTENSITY

BREWING

7 g / 150 ml · 95°C · 5–8 sec

STEEPS

Multiple infusions

PACKED

May 2025