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A legendary cake from Xiaguan Tea Factory.

Made from 2003 leaves stored for 10 years and pressed in 2013. It’s not officially confirmed but it is said this pu-erh is partially made from Banzhang material!

Taste profile: thick and strong liquor with well pronounced bitterness. Notes of tobacco, wood, forest floor, mushrooms. Honey and bitter herbs. Sweet and strong aftertaste. Salivating and slightly astringent body. 

Amazing tea – especially for those who are familiar with pu-erh!

Origin:  Yunnan, China.

Vintage/Harvest: 2003, tea was pressed in 2013 using 10 years old maocha. 

Tea vartietal: Camellia Sinensis var Assamica

Tea trees age: unknown, but producer declares old trees. 

Description

Temperature of water and amount of leaves: 100 C 5-6g/100ml.
Suggested brewing method: Yixing clay teapot or gaiwan of low capacity. First, you should pre-heat empty teapot/gaiwan and tea cups with boiling water. When the teapot is warmed, then you put the tea leaves in. After smelling hot and dry leaves in the pot, rinse the tea for 5-10 seconds using boiling water and afterwards pour out all the water from your pot. The process of rinsing tea leaves is often defined as a waking the tea and is very important for quality of next brewings. Main aim of waking the tea is to remove caffeine and eventual pollution from old tea aged for many years. First drinkable infusion should be very short- not more than 10-20 seconds. We suggest to increase brewing time for 5-10 seconds in each next brewing.

Additional information

Weight

30 g, Whole cake 357g, 50 g, 100 g

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