1996 Shu (Ripe) PUER - Jing Mai Mountain Old Tea Trees

This 1996 Puer Tea a type of aged Shu Puer tea that combines a dense, smooth texture with rich tea aromas. Crafted by the passage of time, aged Shu Puer tea becomes increasingly mellow and silky in flavour, with the characteristic aged fragrance and charm, woody and camphor aromas becoming more complex, which makes it highly cherished.The dry tea leaves are well-defined, with a glossy brown hue. Having aged for over twenty years, it has been stored in a clean environment, with proper transformation and no trace of pile fermentation odour, naturally revealing the mature essence of aged tea.The tea liquor exhibits a colour akin to red wine, with a rich flavour and an exceptionally delicate and gentle mouthfeel.

Shu Puer tea undergoes a high degree of fermentation, making its nature warm and gentle. Over time, the substances transformed during ageing become even more beneficial to the stomach. Typically, aged Shu Puer tea develops aromas such as rice soup, sweetness, caramel, jujube, woody, and fungal notes. Each time one drinks aged tea, one can't help but marvel at the wonders of nature.

ORIGIN: Jing Mai Mountain, Lan Cang county, Yunnan Province

ELEVATION: around 1500m

HARVEST: 1996

BREWING TIPS: 

Water & Preheat: Use 100°C water and preheat your teapot or gaiwan.

Rinse the Leaves:

• Loose leaves: 5 seconds
  Removes dust or small particles accumulate during storage, opens the leaves, and activates aroma and flavour.

Brewing:

• Light flavour: 5g / 100ml, 1:30 min first infusion
• Richer flavour: 8g / 100ml, 1 min first infusion
  The tea’s full character shines from the second infusion (around 1 min).

Subsequent Infusions: Repeat as desired, increasing infusion time as the tea weakens.

• Flasks: 3g/500ml, for 1-2 hours. Steep in a sealed or closed way to brew the tea with minimal exposure to air, ofthen for a longer infusion.  This method emphasizes extracting deep, mellow flavours for aged shu puer.  

Vessels: using a genuine Yixing teapot for better results.