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Old Tree Golden Flush 2006, Pu’er shu cha bing, 357g
Compressed tea, Floral Aromas, Neutral-Warm Energy, Pu'er teas, Stronger Tastes, Tea, YunnanUS$43.0勐海古樹金芽茶餅
A pristine origin without the pricetag
Although a mere 15 km away from the much sought after origin of Ban Zhang (班章), Màn Sǎo (曼掃) has a very similar horticultural environment for tea trees. To us, this village in the mountainous Xishuangbanna (西雙版納) region is a great source for tea for its lesser fame that allows for much easier accessibility and and greater values. This fully post-fermented tea is an example. A leaf that has gone through 70+ days (20 days less than some of our other shu pu’er) of true post-fermentation can easily be so mellowed that all its characters pertaining to its unique terroir could have been overly subdued. Yet this Old Tree Golden Flush is still able to tinkle, however harmoniously subtly, with the accents and tones typical of the products from the high altitudes in this southern part of Yunnan bordering Myanmar and Laos. Having been properly baked and amply aged, this TCM neutral-warm tea is not only an adaptable and friendly food pairing tea, but also a submersive experience for your special tea moment.
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Royal Black, classic black tea from the Himalayas, 50 g
Black teas, Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Nepal, the Himalayas, Neutral-Warm Energy, Organic teas, TeaUS$23.4शाही कालो
An Easy and Versatile Fine Tea
Royal Black is one of those teas that is good as is even when strongly brewed, and fantastic with added milk, or honey and lemon for that matter. It holds its finesse in the casual handling of daily use. The deeper oxidation and baking executed onto these selectively slightly larger size young leaves give the tea a sweeter, fruitier and more straightforward taste profile that makes it a comforting sip. Handpicked in Spring from the slope of the Himalayas in Dhankuta, Nepal, and processed with the mastery of traditional black tea, this certified organic product distinguishes itself from most other organic teas available out there with a classic black tea taste that is rare in those other products.
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Bulang Old Tree 2011, Pu’er shu cha bing
Compressed tea, Floral Aromas, Neutral-Warm Energy, Pu'er teas, Stronger Tastes, Tea, YunnanPrice range: US$40.4 through US$252.0茶香行私藏 2011 布朗古樹茶
Stone Mortar Pressed Shu Cha Bing
Post-fermentation in pu’er production is like black tea processing in that it gives sweetness, roundness and body to a tea, although it is a far more specialised, time-consuming and difficult method to master. The result, however, is a shu cha possible of a far more complex and intriguing taste profile. To achieve that, we need to begin with a good raw material. That’s where the old tea tree forests in Bulang Mountain comes in. The diversity in these wild growing trees and the deep rich soils they grow in offer leaves that are not only rich in polyphenols, but also minerals and amino acids that are the prerequisites for an outstanding tea. That is why the subregion is one of the most renowned in Yunnan. Tea Hong has selected a very small workshop who respects the process so much that they even manually compress the post-fermented tealeaves using traditional style stone mortars rather than a pneumatic press. Their mastery results in a very firmly formed cha bing with a deep full body. Presenting Tea Hong’s Bulang Old Tree 2011. Handpicked first flush painstakingly post-fermented for 75 days before compression. Den matured at Tea Hong for those who want a lot from their shu cha pu’er.
There are two product variants to choose from:
A single discus of 357g net weight in the original paper wrap, or a traditional vending form of 7 cha bings bundled in a bamboo sleeve, net weight totalling 2.5 kg.
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