2016 Autumn Frost (Qiu Shuang) Pu Erh Tea
2016 Autumn Frost (Qiu Shuang) Pu Erh Tea
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In 2016 the Haiwan released its Four Seasons tea cake series under its Old Comrade brand. These cakes are exceptionally famous because no new cakes have been pressed ever since the first release.
Autumn Frost
Crafted as part of the Four Season collection, the Qiu Shuang Autumn Frost tea cake captures the essence of the fall season. According to Haiwan, this tea is best enjoyed on a cozy autumn day, allowing one to reflect on the past, present, and future.
The tea features a pleasant bitter opening note that swiftly transforms into sweetness, followed by a refreshing aftertaste. Due to optimal aging there's hardly any astringency. After finishing your cup of tea, we recommend also to smell the bottom of the cup. Out of the four cakes of the Haiwan Four Season series, it leaves the strongest aroma at the bottom of the cup.
Haiwan's Autumn Poem
There's a wonderful poem on the label of the cake, which is beautifully explains the philosophy of the cake. We recommend to enjoy reading this poem while drinking this ripe pu erh:
秋霜:秋水长天共一色,苍茫万象,北雁南归去,漫山红遍,霜染层林丹枫江
Autumn Frost
The Autumn waters and the vast sky appear to be the same color, and all manifestations of nature makes everything so vast.
As the Northern geese return to the south, the mountains are all covered in red, while the forest and rivers are layered with frost.
Origin
Origin
- Year: 2016
- Season: Autumn
- Origin: Ge Lang He
- Leaf grade: wild arbor tree (qiao mu)
- Varietal (cultivar): large leaf Assamica (Da Ye Zhong)
- Production date: 42641
- Batch: 1
- Compression: loosely compressed
- Type: raw (sheng)
- Brand: Haiwan
- Series/recipe: Autumn Frost (Qiu Shuang)
- Shape: pu erh tea cake
- Weight: 400g
How to Steep
How to Steep
How to make Haiwan Autumn Frost (Qiu Shuang) tea?
There are two methods to prepare this pu erh tea cake:
Gongfu brewing
Brew 6 gram with 120 ml of water at 95 °C. Steep for 10 seconds and add 5 seconds for each infusion.
Western brewing
Steep 3 gram with 350 ml of water at 95 °C. Apply a brewing time of 1-2 minutes and add 30 seconds for each next infusion.
Shipping, Returns & Payment Methods
Shipping, Returns & Payment Methods
Delivery time: 1-10 day EU delivery. For estimates per country, please visit the shipping info page at the bottom of our website.
Import taxes?: because we ship from our EU warehouse, you will NOT be charged import taxes upon delivery if you're based in the EU. All taxes are already included in our prices.
Free shipping: available for orders over €59 for The Netherlands/Belgium, €80 for other EU countries (excluding Portugal & Hungary) & UK, and over €100 for other countries.
Returns: orders can be returned for a refund within 30 days. Products should returned in unopened, unused condition.
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How this raw pu erh tea is made
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Picking
Tea leaves are hand-picked in the morning.
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Withering
The leaves are spread on bamboo trays to wither.
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Fixation
The withered leaves are heated to halt oxidation.
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Rolling
The tea leaves are rolled to release their aroma.
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Sun Drying
Rolled leaves are spread on bamboo mats to sun-dry.
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Pressing
The processed tea leaves are steamed & compressed.
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Packaging
The compressed tea is wrapped in paper & packed in boxes.
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Aging
The raw pu erh tea is stored for further aging.

Our design work is inspired by the artwork “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” by the Zhang Zeduan in the Song Dynasty. Instead of displaying the daily lives of people in the capital of China (as the original artwork), we display the tea making process of farmers through the same bird’s eye perspective.
When examining our packaging design in detail, tea enthusiasts will observe the tea making process, featuring tea farmers picking, drying, rolling, and frying tea leaves. The tea is then tasted in a pavilion and transported by horses along the ‘ancient tea road’.
Together, the traditional Chinese landscape and tea making theme, symbolise heritage, tradition, and respect for hard work of tea farmers.