Tai Ping Hou Kui Green Tea
Tai Ping Hou Kui Green Tea
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Tai Ping Hou Kui, also known as Monkey King tea, is perhaps the most beautiful green tea of China. Indulge your taste buds with a sweet and Spring fresh aroma, followed by an after taste of warm chestnuts and subtle umami of seaweed.
This tea originates from the Hou Keng village in the mountainous region of Huang Shan of Anhui province. With its complex layers of flavors and peculiar aesthetic charm, Tai Ping Hou Kui is sure to fill you with joy every time you take an indulgent sip. No wonder this fine Chinese green tea was once reserved for the imperial court.
Origin
Origin
- Brand: Teasenz
- Year: 2026
- Season: Spring
- Origin: Hou Keng, Huangshan, Anhui
- Type: green tea
How to Steep
How to Steep
Western method
Infuse 4 grams of tea with 500ml water at a temperature of 80ºC and steep for 3 minute. For a second steep increase the steeping time by 2 minutes.
Traditional method
Infuse 5 grams of tea with 100ml water at 80ºC and steep for 20 seconds. Increase the steeping time by 10 seconds for every next steep.
Cold-brewing
For cold-brewing you may use a bottle, jug, teapot or any brewing vessel that has a lid. Use 10 grams of tea per 500ml of cold water. Cover the brewing vessel with a lid, and store in the fridge for 6 hours.
Shipping, Returns & Payment Methods
Shipping, Returns & Payment Methods
Delivery time: EU delivery takes 1–10 days. For country-specific estimates, please see the Shipping Info page at the bottom of our website.
No import taxes: We ship from our EU warehouse. Customers in the EU will not be charged import taxes upon delivery. All applicable taxes are included in our prices.
Free shipping: From €65 to the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Ireland. From €85 to most other EU countries and the UK.
Returns: We offer a 30-day return period.
Amazing gentle flavor. Visually the tea is stunning as well, which adds to the joy of preparing it. I prefer lowering the advised water temperature a little bit further, as my first try came out a bit too bitter.
What a wonderful picture, thanks for sharing! Thanks for also sharing your personal steeping advice. Tai Ping Hou Kui is rather delicate, and steeping at a lower temperature is definitely a good idea for those preferring a smoother and softer brew.
Beatiful tea, just the appearance alone makes it worth a try. Subtle umami and sweetness!
Very good twa
The first time I tried it I was shocked at how sweet and light it was. The leaves are long and beautiful, the smell is incredible, taste and fragrance as well. The colour is a very light and pure green. If I was forced to only ever drink one kind of green tea from now on, I would pick this one without a second thought.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review. Your kind words mean a lot to us! We're thrilled to hear you love the Tai Ping Hou Kui Green Tea so much; it’s truly a unique tea.
This tea shows excellent quality in every detail. The carefully processed leaves reflect skillful craftsmanship, resulting in a clean, refined, and consistent brew. The clarity and balance remain stable across multiple infusions, clearly demonstrating a high standard of production and attention to detail.
I bought it together with the "grandpa style" glass tea mug and was not disappointed. It has a nice nutty and clean taste, not overly green or hay-like, which I like. The size of the leaves is, even though I had seen pictures beforehand, really that different from other green teas.
Wenig Gerbsäure, viel grüner Geschmack, Umami, ich mag ihn sehr!
Nice green tea
beautiful leaf and still very delicious
A good spring tea
Notes of watermelon rind and fresh cut grass, almost creamy. Even during very long steeps the bitterness is quite mild and pleasant
Brewing: 5g/100ml, 80°C, 20s, +5s.
Warmed-up dry leaves smell like watermelon rind, flowers and toasted hazelnuts. When wet, camphor and spinach notes appear.
The liquor is rich in leafy green vegetable flavours, complimented beautifully by a nutty aftertaste.
The product is as expected and they went out of their way to make sure I get my order because it was an international shipping which at some point seemed lost in translation; but they helped me track it down with my locals and all ended up great. thank you!
Great quality Tai Ping Hou Kui.
This green tea is my all time favourite tea, recently it has become harder to find in Europe for a good price, and I'm so happy that Teasenz was able to stock it for such a bargain. 13 euro for 70g is an amazing price nowadays and the offered quality is actually quite high. I wasn't disappointed in the slightest, good tea puts me in a good mood and this Taiping did just that.
Goede kwaliteit, goede bezorgservice en mooie website.
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.