2017 Yunnan Sourcing "He Bian Zhai" Wild Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Entirely wild arbor tea from early spring 2017! Tea leaves taken from 30 to 80 years old tea trees growing in Xi Ban Shan area just southwest from Bingdao in the county of Mengku) Lincang. Full and stout one leaf to one bud ratio tea leaves. He Bian Zhai (Riverside Village) tea has been growing wild for decades and is picked by local families in the village. Our friend Mr. Duan, oversees the picking and processing of this lovely tea. No pesticides or chemical fertilizers are used in the production of this tea.
He Bian Zhai is a strong full-bodied tea that is a tea that I consider to be much better than it's price tag. The taste is thick and vegetal with a sweet almost syrup-like body that flows through the mouth and literally slips down the throat with a sooth
An incredible value pu-erh which is both worthy to drink now or for the long-term. Clean and pure!
To read more about Mr Duan and his Huang Shan Wild Arbor Tea Garden, click here!
Each cake is stone-pressed by traditional method and dried with low temperature air drying.
Each tong of 7 cakes is wrapped in bamboo leaf!
Tea weight: 400 grams
Vintage: Spring 2017 material
Quantity: 50 kilograms in total
Area: He Bian Zhai of Mengku County, Lincang Prefecture
Wrapper Design by Benjamin Denkert (Germany)
This tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission click on this link.