{"title":"2009 Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh Tea","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"2009-yunnan-sourcing-you-le-zhi-chun-raw-pu-erh-tea","title":"2009 Yunnan Sourcing \"You Le Zhi Chun\" Raw Pu-erh Tea","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou Le Zhi Chun (攸乐之春 aka “Spring of You Le”) is the second tea cake created under the new Yunnan Sourcing \/ Rui Cao Xiang label. This label is a co-project between Yunnan Sourcing “Yun Zhi Yuan” (云之源) and our Korean counter-part “Rui Cao Xiang” (瑞草香).  During our extensive travels and mao cha tastings in Banna during the Spring of 2009 we came across this exquisite first flush mao cha. It is entirely first flush of spring 2009 mao cha from 100-200 year old trees on You Le Mountain in Xi Shuang Banna.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou Le Mountain (aka Ji Nuo mountain基诺山) is situated east of Jing Hong city about halfway between Jing Hong and Yi Wu.  The tea was picked and processed entirely by hand by the growers themselves in the the village of Long Pa (龙怕). The tea is tippy and healthy and is covered with downy silver fur. The raw material is almost entirely intact leaf and bud sets and so stone-compression was used to preserve the natural beauty of this tea.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brew itself is full and round. The very characteristic You Le taste is present, fragrant with some floral notes… sweet and full in the mouth but with a vegetal bitterness present.  An excellent single-estate Long Pa tea! 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It features lots of hairy buds that make it somewhat resemble its close neighbor Jinggu mountain teas.  Honey and grass essences are present in this thick soupy tea!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea was compressed in a small tea factory near Kunming where stone presses were used.  Low temperature “baking” was used to dry these cakes after the compression process thus preserving their integrity!  In total just 160 kilograms of this tea has been produced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNet Weight:  357 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompression date:  August 1st, 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest time:  Late March 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest Area:  Wang Jia village of Jingdong county, Simao Prefecture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTotal Production amount:  448 cakes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VBE-EnClAJQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (357 Grams)","offer_id":29590925934695,"sku":"","price":235.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 grams sample","offer_id":29981241542,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2009_yns_ai_lao_juese_bao.jpg?v=1527087636"},{"product_id":"2009-yunnan-sourcing-road-to-yi-wu-man-zhuan-raw-tea-cake-357g","title":"2009 Yunnan Sourcing * Road to Yi Wu \"Man Zhuan\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the third cake in our \"Road to Yi Wu\" (易武之道) series of cakes.  We have selected fall harvest (谷花茶) wild arbor material from the area of \"Man Zhuan\" (蛮砖), a higher mountain areas in the Yi Wu mountain.  Man Zhuan area teas are known for their special thick aroma and a taste that with age becomes stronger and more textured.  This tea comes from wild arbor trees between 200 and 300 years old growing on a sunny south facing slope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen brewing the tea you will notice the tea soup is a bright yellow-gold and clear, the aroma is penetrating and the tea is full in the mouth.  The flavor is textured and thick with a strong almost chocolate-like after-taste .  This is one of the more smooth and aromatic of the Yi Wu area teas.  The brewed leaves are thick and stout attesting to their wild arbor origin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea was compressed in a small tea factory near Kunming where stone presses were used.  Low temperature “baking” was used to dry these cakes after the compression process thus preserving their integrity!  In total just 40 kilograms of this tea has been produced.  We have delayed sales of this cake for a 2 weeks to allow the water vapor from pressing to dissipate.  Further aging will only improve this wonderful tea!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNet Weight:  357 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr\u003eCompression date:  October 26th, 2009\u003cbr\u003eHarvest time:  October 2009\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Area:  Man Zhuan mountain, Yi Wu mountain range, Meng La county of Xi Shuang Banna\u003cbr\u003eTotal Production amount:  112 cakes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"357 gram cake","offer_id":29981922566,"sku":"","price":645.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 gram sample","offer_id":29982162118,"sku":"","price":54.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"10 gram sample","offer_id":29982162182,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2009_yns_manzhuan_guhua_bao.jpg?v=1527087658"},{"product_id":"2009-yunnan-sourcing-road-to-yi-wu-ding-jia-zhai-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake-357-grams","title":"2009 Yunnan Sourcing * Road to Yi Wu \"Ding Jia Zhai\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the fourth cake in our \"Road to Yi Wu\" (易武之道) series of cakes.  We have selected fall harvest (谷花茶) wild arbor material from the area of \"Ding Jia Zhai\" (丁家寨), a mountain area near Lao Man Sa in the Yi Wu mountain range.  Ding Jia Zhai is inhabited primarily by Yao people who have for centuries picked and processed these wild arbor trees. 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This is one of the more smooth and aromatic of the Yi Wu area teas, but its still got a fair amount of bitterness and long-lasting huigan that stimulates the mouth and throat long afterwards.  The brewed leaves are thick and stout attesting to their wild arbor origin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis tea was compressed in a small tea factory near Kunming where stone presses were used.  Low temperature “baking” was used to dry these cakes after the compression process thus preserving their integrity!  In total just 40 kilograms of this tea has been produced.  We have delayed sales of this cake for a 2 weeks to allow the water vapor from pressing to dissipate.  Further aging will only improve this wonderful tea!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNet Weight:  357 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr\u003eCompression date:  October 26th, 2009\u003cbr\u003eHarvest time:  October 2009\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Area:  Ding Jia Zhai (village), Yi Wu mountain range, Meng La county of Xi 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