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2017 Yunnan Sourcing "Mu Shu Cha" Ancient Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

2017 Yunnan Sourcing "Mu Shu Cha" Ancient Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

by Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh
$12.25 - $321.25
$12.25
$12.25 - $321.25
$12.25

Spring 2017 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang.  200+ year old tea trees growing at an altitude of 1900 meters.  An unadulterated environment and high altitude growing conditions imparts a near magical quality to the tea.  Cha Qi is super strong but with perfect clarity both in body/mouth feeling and taste!

 

400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)

Stone-Pressed in the traditional way

40 kilograms in total produced

Harvest time:  April 2017

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.

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 3 reviews.

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"Brewed in silver teapot with porcelain cup so the tea isn't "smoothed out" in any way. The first few steeps are intense and remind me of the flavor of strawberries and raspberries without the sweetness. I think there are some florals in there too, that become more pronounced a minute after you swallow when the fruit begins to dissipate. In those first steeps I really noticed a drying of the sides of the mouth which I haven't experienced recently with my teas. The after taste really reminds me of a berry medley without the sweet highs, and it just lasts and lasts on the tongue, which by the way is quite dry at this point. Definitely has some bitterness to it, but I do quite fast steeps as I don't think I'd like this tea pushed too much in these initial steeps. If pushed I'd bet the bitter and astringency would overpower (maybe clay would help with that). As I write this the taste this tea has left in my mouth just seems to continue to linger and change though my mouth is very dry. It is quite wonderful. Alright, five minutes have past (at least) and now my mouth is just left with dryness so onto another cup! Yeah, in the mouth the tea is smooth, but the best part really comes after you have swallowed it, when your mouth dries out and you get this mix of flavors. This is definitely a tea to play with the brewing parameters too! If you don't have time to focus on this tea I'd say find something else to drink , as you are going to miss some of this tea's best attributes. I'm at later steeps now, 1 min, 1.5 mins, etc and the astringency has died down significantly while the flavor is milder and more floral. Oh, is that some woodiness now? Sorry for this stream of conciousness, but partway through this tea I just felt like I had to leave a review. When I started this session I wasn't sure if I'd be into it, as recently I have been vibing with Yiwu, Jinggu, and Jing Mai, and had kind of written off this Menku/Lincang. I'm glad I tried this because I absolutely enjoyed this session. If a sign of five star tea is that when you are finished with your session you are left with anticipation of the next with it, then this is a five star tea. Man, if you mix the initial fruit and florals with some aged notes and cut out that initial astringency then this may just age to become out of this world."

— Joseph M. (5/5)

For fans of strong tea

"This is my kind of tea. Strong, bitter, astringent, sweet, energizing. While not cheap, performs beyond its price point. If you are a fan of strong Lincang/Mengku teas, this is a must-try."

— Tuukka J. (5/5)

Lincang material how it should be presented.

"Very good material it seems. No stomach pains or even growling accompanying this either. Floral is more pronounced with fruit undertones for the first few steepings and then it switches to fruit with a floral backdrop. The complexity isn't overbearing and it has a great build on the sides of your tongue and throat. Very light astringency that comes out when it is needed and not before. Wonderful."

— Mat B. (5/5)

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