SHU (COOKED) PUER - 2017 Man Song Tribute Grade

From the famed Man Song region, where fertile reddish-purple soil rich in minerals and zinc nurtures tender tea leaves with naturally low bitterness.  This tea is made withyoung and very tender leaves and buds, historically refers to tribute grade. The tea has been carefully fermented, proper aging under scientific control of temperature and humidity, it has developed into a sweet and mellow Shu Puer flavour. When hot water is gently poured over them, the tea leaves come alive again, the tea liquor quickly turns a bright and rich red. Each sip reveals a silky, full-bodied texture with intertwining notes of sweetness, richness, and a rare refreshing coolness. Elegant and pure, it embodies the serene mountain charm and distinctive aroma of Man Song terroir.

Origin: Men Song County, Yunnan Province, China

Harvest: April 2017

Tea leaves: 1 bud and 2 – 3 leaves were picked, Camellia Sinensis Assamica. Harvested and fermented and compressed in 2017.

How to brew: 

Break off a small amount of tea from the cake by using Puer knife or a small knife insert the knife into the side of cake and then lift up. 

Using boiling water.  

For a normal way of brewing, using 2g leaves for 100ml of water, brewing for about 2-3 minutes. 

Gong Fu Tea Brewing: using 8g for 150ml water, rinse quickly and discard the water, brewing for 15-20 seconds for the first 3 brews, then increasing the brewing time to your taste. 

Make sure using boiling water to heat the teapot up first to ensure water temperature remaining as hot as possible while brewing, and rinsing the leaves with boiling water for about 10 seconds to allow the tea leaves to loosen up before the 1st brewing.