{"product_id":"spring-2023-jingmai-wok-dried-black","title":"Spring 2023 Jingmai Wok-dried Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 bud\/3 leaves, low altitude natural tea garden material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcessed in late-april 2023, medium oxidation, wok-dried\/light roast\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSweet, soft and fragrant\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003eAt the end of the harvest, our brother in law came back from the lower natural tea gardens with 50kg of fresh leaves. We do not use this material for puerh tea because the taste is too weak. These gardens typically have a high yield because they grow on fertile soil, but you couldn't say the harvest was plentiful this year. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat to do with bags of material unfit for puerh tea production? An experiment of course!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can always make decent black tea with low quality material, it was time to sacrifice these bags for the sake of scientific progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe let the leaves wither for a night and half a day. At noontime, we rolled the tea in the neighbor's big rolling machine (I spent 30 minutes cleaning the broken bits of leaves in the machine after that, interns are very welcome to our factory).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree hours of oxidation would be enough for this tea because the hot afternoon would make the enzymes work hard on the polyphenols. All the while, I pre-heated the wok and let a layer of embers accumulate in the fire pit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe leaves would be dried in the wok, I needed to be careful, maillard reactions enhances the aromatic profile, but burning the leaves would give a nasty taste. The wok had to be maintained at a fairly low temperature. I only threw a handful of leaves in the wok to ensure a quick drying and no steaming effect. I expected the drying process to take about an hour, it took me four.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe laid the leaves in our greenhouse to complete the drying process overnight, by the next day the leaves were in good shape and the experiment was successful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis video shows the whole process:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iCBTYdJBn-U\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tea features a unique fragrance, which reminded of thyme and lemongrass at the starts, and has been evolving as the tea ages. You will enjoy the thick mouthfeel and warming effect the tea provides. I will surely make more of this in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"100g pouch","offer_id":44598398451899,"sku":"23年 春 景迈 锅干红 100克","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF0567.jpg?v=1683304019","url":"https:\/\/farmerleaf.live\/products\/spring-2023-jingmai-wok-dried-black","provider":"Farmerleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}