Heavy Roast Spring Xinyang Maojian

This robust Xinyang Maojian offers a distinctive profile, opening with rich notes of cabbage, celery, and fried kale. A prominent smokey character, derived from traditional charcoal roasting, gives wa. It leans umami, smoky and sweet.

Water around 70–80 °C (158–176 °F). In a mug, steep 2–3 min. For gongfu, use 3–5 g per 100 ml, 15–30 s steeps. You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. The biggest mistake with green tea is using boiling water. Keep it well below that and you won't get bitterness.

Grown in Henan, China from the Lao Chuan Cha cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2025 harvest. The leaves got a heavy roast after picking.

Starts at $13.00 from One River Tea, or about $0.46/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.76 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.