2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Huang Shan Gu Shu" Old Arbor Aged Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

Name: 2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Huang Shan Gu Shu" Old Arbor Aged Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Brand: Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh
Price: 158.75 USD
Availability: InStock

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This is a 2020 pressing from 2013 Spring harvested leaves were picked and processed into mao cha (loose leaf raw pu-erh tea) and then aged for 7 years in Jinggu county of Simao before being pressed in March 2020. The storage condition in Jinggu was clean with a moderate amount of humidity (wetter than Kunming, but not as wet as Guangdong) giving the tea a nice rounded aged taste!

"Huang Shan Gu Shu" (lit. Remote Mountain Old Tree) is a mountain in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-300 year old tea trees are growing. Huang Shan tea trees are Assamica varietal growing wild without intervention. Tea is harvested only twice a year, not 4 times a year like in many places. This gives the tea more strength, body, aroma and cha qi!

Very impressive semi-aged sheng!

April 2013 harvest (Pressed March 20th 2020)

100 kilograms in total (280 cakes)

357 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo tong)

Stone-Pressed in the traditional manner

Design by Anna Kampane

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: 4.857143 / 5 from 7 reviews.

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Well rounded tea worth the money

"Great tea! Would highly recommend. I usually brew 7 grams in a cheaper 125ml Yixing tea pot. Dry leaf in the warm tea pot gives off a toasty marshmallow/ caramel smell. After initial wash, steeping for 2-5 seconds very pleasing and clean taste. Over all very well rounded tea worth checking out."

— Dane C. (5/5)

Very nice

"Sample received appears more as a loose mao cha - regardless, it's a great tea. Dry leaf has a wonderful, sweet honeyed dried hay aroma. Brewed, the taste reveals its old tree origins and some well managed aging - strong, deep, multi-layered flavors evolve steep after steep. There's some subtle power with this one. Highly recommend."

— Brian K. (5/5)

Delicious and versatile!

"I got a sample to try and a cake for future aging. I’m tempted to break into it because it quickly became a grandpa style daily favorite. Smooth, strong complex flavor, just outright pleasant."

— Karissa E. (5/5)

Ahhh the goodness

"I just received my samples today and couldn’t let it rest in my pumidor before trying it. I would say Scott’s description is pretty spot on. Very sweet, some astringency comes in later steeps, and is medium bodied. I felt warmth rushing through my arms and by my 9th step I felt a sudden sharpness overall. Highly recommend giving this a taste, and if you like it get a cake haha"

— Mariano S. (5/5)

Easy

"This tea has quickly become a favorite of mine. I believe the 7 years of aging as mao cha has smoothed out any harsher notes. This lends itself to becoming an easy daily drinker. Very sweet with a mild bitterness that seems to come and go as it pleases throughout the infusions. Love it!"

— Mason (5/5)