2025 Yunnan Sourcing "Ku Zhu Shan Hong" Black Tea Cake
We are very excited to offer a sun-dried, wild arbor, pure assamica varietal Black tea! It's harvested from 100+ year old tea trees growing naturally on Ku Zhu Mountain! Ku Zhu Mountain is near Wenshan village about 7 kilometers southeast of Jing Gu town in Pu'er prefecture (previously known as Simao).
Sweet, floral, fruity with almost juice-like viscous tea soup and lots of body. Very infusable tea that gives evenly across 7 to 8 rounds, and then gives way to a bit thinner and sweet from round 8 onward. A good choice for near term aging. Will improve in flavor for many years to come!
A premium wild arbor black tea with excellent aging possibilities!
In Summary
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Storage & aging: Store cool, dry, odor-free, away from light; allow mild airflow. Excellent near-term aging potential expect thicker mouthfeel and deeper dried-fruit notes over 3–8+ years.
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Name: 2025 “Ku Zhu Shan Hong” Wild Arbor Sun-Dried Black Tea
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Region: Ku Zhu Mountain, near Wenshan village, Jinggu (Pu’er/Simao), Yunnan
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Trees: 100+-year-old wild arbor, assamica
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Harvest: April 2025
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Process: Sun-dried black (shai hong); pressed cake
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Net weight: 250 g per cake (7 cakes per tong)
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Production: 150 kg total
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Wrapper Design: Holly Tempka
In short: A premium, wild-arbor shai hong from Ku Zhu Mountain! Sweet, floral, and fruit-rich with a plush, juice-like body, long hui-gan, and the bones to age gracefully.
This tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 404 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 404 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.
