Bulang Maocha 2016, Pu’er shengcha
$ 15.50
Forest Tree Tea:
Deep in the mountains in Xishuangbanna in southern Yunnan tea trees grow wild amongst other woods and plants in Bulang Shan. Ethnic mountain people, particularly women, bring with them wood ladders and a plank for platform for plucking in tea season, perhaps as it has always been since antiquity. As a continuation of this tradition, Bulang Silver Spring is hand-processed and slow dried over wood charcoal the same way. This shengcha puer is bright and refreshing when consumed as a new tea, or can be put away for maturity.
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in wide Kraft-alu pack
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Taste profile
Nose: Fresh, earthy overtone with tints of almond and light honey, on an undertone of steamed satoimo ( baby taro ). Palate: Smooth, bright, refreshing liquor with a malty overtone with herbal notes suggesting cardamon, fennel seed and thyme. Undertone of jujube. Slight tints of celery and bitter gourd. Finish: Cleansing, ever slightly minty aftertaste that slowly turns to light sweetness.
Infusion tips
Making tea from a maocha using a gaiwan
Always blanch the leaves before infusion for this tea. This allows for not only easier opening up of the leaves for a truer taste profile, but also expedites taste release when you employ shorter infusions.
For a controlled amount of bitterness and yet the full taste profile, try 1g to 100ml water and infuse for 5 minutes. If you prefer lighter tastes, use shorter infusion time and a larger leaf to water ratio.
If you are a keen drinker, try 8g of leaves in your standard 150ml infusion ware for an initial infusion time of 30 sec, after blanching.
For more info, please refer to this article: About Infusing Pu’er Maocha
The taste profile of this tea changes with time. Different storage conditions will have effects on the outcome.
Bulangshan ( Chinese: 布朗山 )
This is one of the most important pu’er regions in the Xishuangbanna ( 西雙版納 ) area in southern Yunnan. Administratively it is part of Menghai county ( 勐海縣 ), where many famous pu’er regions are. Legend has it that the Bulang ethnic group ( who now resides also in a few other pu’er regions ) was the first people in Yunnan to produce tea, if not the first in the world.
An aged puer maocha
Previously we offered another batch of this tea from an earlier year when it was relatively fresh, as it was a trendy thing, and like many others are still doing. However, we evaluated it and concluded that it was not a good practice. Although most people still do not believe in the idea of TCM properties in tea and how it can play a role in the drinker’s health, we do, and we know it does from our practice and experience.
All fresh maochas are very cold in TCM and when misused, can cause imbalance in the constitution of a person with a slightly weaker health or unbalanced energies. That is why we have aged all out maocha offerings before release.
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| Weight | 90 g |
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| Dimensions | 18 × 9 × 5 cm |
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Availability
Hello Ming,
I am sorry if this has disappointed you. For the next batch, we shall have to wait till next harvest, which will be Spring 2016. By the time we finish screening and re-finishing the tea, it probably will be put on shelf by May.
when is it available again
when is it available again