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2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Wa Long Village" Ancient Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

Original price $15.00 - Original price $228.25
Original price
$15.00
$15.00 - $228.25
Current price $15.00

Wa Long village is not far from Man Zhuan village in the Yi Wu mountain area.  It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is in the mountains about 1.5 hours by 4WD from Wa Long village.  A remote natural tea garden on steep mountainside with just a few hundred trees but all more than 100 years old.  Many as old as 400 years old.  All large leaf varietal.  The tea was picked and processed all in early April.  Tea from Wa Long is distinctive, with strong thick taste, some bitterness and very long stout leaves and stems.  Entire output of Wa Long village area teas for 1st flush this year was just 190 kilograms, we were able to get a small portion of that.

 

Pressed with 30kg stone presses by traditional method!

Just 4 kilos in total produced!  That's just 20 cakes!

200 grams per cake (5 cakes per bamboo tong)

April 2023 Harvest

Wrapper Design by Gabrielle Kashper

 

This tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 404 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those pesticide residues. For a full list of the 404 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission click on this link.

Overall rating: 4.6666665 / 5 from 3 reviews.

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A wonderful tea

"I cannot wait to try this again in the years to come. What a lovely experience, all the hallmarks of great quality are there - the aroma is bright citrus with sugarcane and the hui gan is a floral bouquet that just lasts. Thank you YS for another great tea!"

Thalia (5/5)

One year later. . .

"Nearly one year passed after writing a review of this tea and NOW we're talking! This is one of the best young Raws I ever had the pleasure of drinking. The Yiwu character comes through way better than a year ago. This tea has a really nice sweetness and its endurance is amazing (got around 15 steeps and it kept going!). The mouthfeel is really good too. I recommend flash steeps for the first 4-6 steeps, then you can adjust. This Raw is now fully drinkable but it also remains a wonderful example for long-term ageing. Highly recommended!"

Maximilian V. (5/5)

Tea made for ageing

"I think this tea in its current state isn't worth the heavy price tag. It has some nice aromas (you can imagine the high quality), including a lingering bitterness, but it lacks in terms of body and complexity. I'm still glad that I've bought a full cake as I will just let this one age for a couple of years. Made for ageing!"

Maximilian V. (4/5)

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