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Qi Tea Liqueur
Qi Tea Liqueurs are a modern, Bay Area response to the millennia-old tradition of medicinal herbal liqueurs.
From California, sitting at the center of a rich culinary tradition that bridges East and West, Qi Spirits is dedicated to making the finest tea spirits in the world. Liqueurs are crafted with carefully sourced organic teas and hand selected all-natural ingredients. Teas, like grapes, have been cultivated for millennia, and provide both wide diversity, and tannins as a backbone for rich and complex flavor profiles.
Qi tea liqueurs are prepared in small batches in copper-pot stills at the renowned artisan distillery St. George Spirits, with the same care and attention to detail as fine perfumes. Qi Spirits has released two distinctive flavors to date, Qi Black and Qi White. Qi Black is dark, smoky, profound, and a bit scandalous. Qi White is bright, fragrant, layered with citrus, and delicately sublime. Together, Qi Black and Qi White embody the choice of the name Qi (pronounced “chee”), which means life-energy. In Eastern philosophy, qi is comprised of dark Yin and light Yang energy. When these are in balance, a person experiences health and harmony.
Qi’s patron Saint is Hotei (or Bu-Dai), the deity of contentment, happiness and abundance. His sack is never empty. It is said that rubbing his belly brings good luck. In Chinese folklore, Hotei is also the patron saint of bartenders and restaurateurs.
