{"title":"Gu Ming Xiang Brand","description":"\u003cspan\u003eBig Classic \/ Gu Ming Xiang : This is a product of the Xiezhuang Shuanglizhi Tea Factory 叶庄双丽制茶厂 which is situated in Menghai county 勐海 of Xishuangbanna 西双版纳 prefecture. This factory is especially skilled in the production of raw pu-erh tea which has been honored with a national award for excellence. This tea shop carries on the tradition of a famous tea shop called Hongjichazhuang 洪记茶庄 that was established during the Republic era (1920's), as it was established by the relatives of this shop in 2004.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2009-big-classic-remote-mountain-old-tree-ripe-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2009 Big Classic \"Remote Mountain Old Tree\" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"2009 Big Classic \" Remote Mountain, Old Tree \" Ripe Pu-erh tea cake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpring 2009 Da Hu Sai (Mengku county) wild arbor pu-erh tea was expertly fermented in a Menghai area tea factory to produce extremely high quality tea. Thick in the mouth, highly infusable and strong cha qi, this tea packs a punch! If you like ripe pu-erh that reminds you a bit of raw pu-erh, then this might be a tea for you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimited Quantity!","brand":"Big Classic \/ Gu Ming Xiang","offers":[{"title":"400 Gram Cake","offer_id":33699300806,"sku":"","price":61.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Gram Sample","offer_id":33699300870,"sku":"","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/Screen_Shot_2017-01-04_at_10.58.28_PM.png?v=1527087507"},{"product_id":"2010-gu-ming-xiang-ban-pen-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2010 Gu Ming Xiang \"Ban Pen Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"This is the fourth cake in the 2010 series of Bu Lang teas from Gu Ming Xiang tea factory. Made entirely from Spring 2010 tea picked from 200-300 year old trees from the village of Ban Pen. Ban Pen is a neighboring village to both Lao Ban Zhang and Lao Man'e. It's also inhabited by Bu Lang people who earn the majority of their living from tea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBan Pen teas are similiar in Ban Zhang teas in appearance, and also have some (but less) bitterness, a fast hui gan and very good staying power both in the mouth and the gaiwan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTea weight: 400 grams","brand":"Big Classic \/ Gu Ming Xiang","offers":[{"title":"400 Gram Cake","offer_id":33699344006,"sku":"","price":193.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 Gram Sample","offer_id":33699344070,"sku":"","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2010_gmx_banpen_gushu_bao.jpg?v=1527087694"},{"product_id":"2010-gu-ming-xiang-lao-ban-zhang-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2010 Gu Ming Xiang \"Lao Ban Zhang Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"This is the second best Lao Ban Zhang cake I have tasted this year. Not far behind the 2010 Hai Lang Hao in terms of raw material quality and processing, this production is considerably cheaper in price, but is still 100% Lao Ban Zhang material!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrong and pungent cha qi this is a good tea to brew for people who are skeptical of possibility that tea can make you drunk!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA small production with a total of just 180 kilograms produced in total. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCheck out Gu Ming Xiang's very excellent \"Xin Ban Zhang\" (lit. 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Ripe Pu-erh tea made from Jingmai tea leaves have a unique bitter, sweet, and creamy taste.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis tea cake is a tippy grade cake with Gong Ting, Te Ji, Grade 1, and Grade 3 leaves in it. The smaller leaves have a potency while the larger leaves add a depth that complements the smaller leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lovely potent ripe tea that will benefit from further aging, but aged just enough to be enjoyable now as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)","brand":"Big Classic \/ Gu Ming Xiang","offers":[{"title":"400 Gram Cake","offer_id":33721217926,"sku":"","price":77.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Gram Sample","offer_id":33721217990,"sku":"","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2011_gmx_jingdian_jingmaishan1.jpg?v=1527088238"},{"product_id":"2015-gu-ming-xiang-yi-wu-meets-bu-lang-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2015 Gu Ming Xiang \"Yi Wu Meets Bu Lang\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\"Gu Ming Xiang Bing\" is a Spring 2015 Gu Ming Xiang production using a blend of Yi Wu mountain material and Bu Lang mountain material. The Yi Wu tea leaves lend this cake a sweet thick grassy and viscous character, and the Bu Lang provides a bitter, smoke and horse sweat character. Blended together they create a textured, complex and harmonious experience. This blend is an excellent candidate for aging. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lovely marriage of Beauty and the Beast!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e357 grams per cake\u003cbr\u003eJune 2015 pressing date","brand":"Big Classic \/ Gu Ming Xiang","offers":[{"title":"357 Gram Cake","offer_id":33721389510,"sku":"","price":160.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Gram Sample","offer_id":33721389574,"sku":"","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2015_gmx_gumingxiangbing_1.jpg?v=1483591987"},{"product_id":"2017-gu-ming-xiang-zheng-zhuan-bu-lang-mountains-ripe-pu-erh-tea","title":"2017 Gu Ming Xiang \"Zheng Zhuan\" Bu Lang Mountains Ripe Pu-erh Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is made entirely from wet piled Bu Lang pu-erh tea picked in 2012 and 2013 and wet piled in 2013. After wet piling the ripe pu-erh tea was stored in a loose leaf form in Menghai until it's pressing in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The brick is 500 grams, wrapped in thick beige kraft paper wrapper which comes in a cardboard box that makes for a nice storage solution even after you've discard the paper wrapper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a ripe pu-erh that is very unique both in feeling and taste.  It's a light fermentation ripe pu-erh and the brewed leaf is a medium-light brown with a little olive green hue creeping in.  The flavor has some chocolate and coffee bitter notes, with some dried fruit sweetness and some earthiness that remains from it's wet piling (mostly faded).  The cha qi is quite noticeable (strong) for a ripe pu-erh.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn excellent Bu Lang single-estate ripe pu-erh tea which will age with grace and complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e500 Grams per brick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2017 pressing, 2013 wet piling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***Box may be damaged in transit. No refunds or credits will be issued and no returns will be accepted for a damaged box. If you want a perfect box, please do not order this item since we cannot guarantee a box in perfect condition.***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Classic \/ Gu Ming Xiang","offers":[{"title":"1 Brick (500 Grams)","offer_id":1770034266133,"sku":"","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":1770077880341,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/DSC_2000.JPG?v=1515701787"},{"product_id":"2014-gu-ming-xiang-bu-lang-tribute-cake-ripe-pu-erh-tea","title":"2014 Gu Ming Xiang \"Bu Lang Tribute Cake\" Ripe Pu-erh Tea","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother high quality ripe pu-erh tea from Gu Ming Xiang!  This is entirely Spring 2011 fermented wild arbor tea from Bu Lang area of Menghai.  The tea was fermented in Menghai under the supervision of Xinghai tea factory in summer of 2011.  The tea was then stored in Menghai until late 2014 when it was pressed by Gu Ming Xiang.  This is from the same wet pile batch as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2014-hai-lang-hao-bu-lang-tribute-brick-ripe-pu-erh-tea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHai Lang Hao's 2014 \"Bu Lang Tribute Brick\"\u003c\/a\u003e, but the blend is more tippy and gives a distinctly different\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe brewed tea has some bitterness in the beginning but quickly gives way to a rich and malty taste that quickly becomes sweet in the mouth.  The tea is lubricating to the mouth and throat and there is a subtle but noticeable cha qi.  Tea soup is burgundy and clear, thick and viscous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a ripe pu-erh that is very unique both in feeling and taste.  It's a light fermentation ripe pu-erh and the brewed leaf is a medium-light brown with a little olive green hue creeping in.  The flavor has some chocolate and coffee bitter notes, with some dried fruit sweetness and some earthiness that remains from it's wet piling (mostly faded).  The cha qi is quite noticeable (strong) for a ripe pu-erh.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn excellent Bu Lang single-estate ripe pu-erh tea which will age with grace and complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e357 Grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2014 pressing, 2011 wet piling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Classic \/ Gu Ming Xiang","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (357 Grams)","offer_id":12158731354180,"sku":"","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":12158731386948,"sku":"","price":8.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/square_7a71c0f1-e419-4b04-b095-f6ecd7d77e3b.jpg?v=1528601657"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/collections\/2010_gmx_lbz_bao.jpg?v=1564102025","url":"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/en-ru\/collections\/gu-ming-xiang-brand\/sub-region_simao-yunnan+price-per-gram_-0-10-0-149-g.oembed","provider":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}