Cup Lab

For Mali and Niger buyers who already know the cup they want, but need that reference translated into a current sample code, written comparison and repeatable 25g pack file.

Send the Tea Standard You Are Actually Trying to Match

A brand or grade name is not enough. A physical reference tea, written brewing method and the buyer's non-negotiable point create a useful starting file.

Reference A and Candidate B Use the Same Brew

The goal is not to declare one tea universally better. The goal is to record meaningful differences and decide whether they matter to this buyer.

Buyer Market Sample

Record dry leaf, infusion, liquor, aroma, strength, foam, astringency and aftertaste.

HOUTU Current 41022

A coded candidate chosen around the buyer's non-negotiable points and tested under identical conditions.

A Focused Comparison Can Be Prepared After the File Is Complete

The 3–5 day window applies after the reference, brewing method and decision criteria are available. It is separate from the four-week production estimate.

The Approved Cup Must Survive the Small-Pack Process

Once the candidate is accepted, tea uniformity, 25g filling, inner seal and box traceability become the key controls.

Mali Can Be a Buyer Reference Without Becoming a Universal Rule

For Niger, recheck target price, box presentation, route, sales speed and whether the same cup balance remains commercially suitable.

What Must Stay?

Taste, liquor, foam, leaf appearance, accepted price level and current channel benchmark.

What May Change?

Customer price, artwork, carton strength, route, turnover and preferred cup balance.

HOUTU Returns a Match File, Not Only a Loose Sample

The buyer receives a candidate identity, comparison note, photo record, 25g packing feasibility and a dated commercial offer.