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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Gang Gu Shu Hong" Black Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Gang Gu Shu Hong" Black Tea Cake

by Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh
$13.25 - $96.00
$13.25
$13.25 - $96.00
$13.25

A lovely old arbor (古树) black tea cake made from second flush of spring 2019 tea harvested from 80-300 year old tea trees in Man Gang village (Bang Dong, Lincang). 

We have been working closely with a family in Man Gang for several years now and have asked them to help us pick and process a black tea (and a white tea) from their old arbor family tea garden! The result is a lightly processed and sun-dried black tea that is delicious to drink, sweet and thick, aromatic, and bubbling with cha qi!

This lovely tea was pressed into a 250 gram tea cake with a medium+ level of compression to lock in the aroma and flavors of tea, allowing for a gradual aging over time. You can store it like you would a pu-erh cake (and can be stored alongside raw pu-erh or white tea cakes), or if you prefer it to stay the way it is you can seal it up. Ideally a clay jar or wooden box with some/minimal air flow would be best!

Net Weight:  250 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)
Harvest time:  May 2019
Harvest Area:  Man Gang village, Bang Dong county, Lincang Prefecture
Total Production amount:  100 kilograms

Wrapper Illustration by Patrik Benedičič

 

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: 4.7777777 / 5 from 9 reviews.

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Good tea. Normally would have

"Good tea. Normally would have given 4/5, but at this price point overpriced and not worth it. Brewing params: 5g/100ml, 100C, 30s->20s->+10s Tasting notes: typical Yunnan red tea, dark fruits wine like"

— Nikolay F. (3/5)

Great hong cha

"I love this tea so much, I bought a second cake. Warm and malty with spicy undertones. Perfect for a cool day."

— Christina H. (5/5)

The Black Tea that sets the bar... literally.

"This tea has ruined my experience in ordering tea when I'm at a restaurant... Because they all taste so bland compared to this black tea!!! YunNan Sourcing Teas for the WIN AGAIN!!!"

— Michael M. (5/5)

A Promising Tea

"This tea is a little raw, but its dry smoky taste has become one of my favorites. I'm going to order it again, and hope to taste it when it has aged a few years."

— Bruce B. (5/5)

Some of the best black tea I've ever had

"I continue to be amazed at the breadth of flavors that all come from the same plant. This is a simple black tea that does everything right, it's floral, tangy, warming, and settling. Particularly good on a cold day. And the whole family thinks the wrapper is cute - my kids come over to ask if I'm drinking the Piggy Tea."

— gws (5/5)

excellent black tea

"High quality, complex black tea at an excellent price. Can push the tea for several rounds with a gaiwan."

— mena (5/5)

Special brew!

"The aroma reminds me of ripe, red, sweet fruits, but these fruits are residing in an old book store! If you like aged white tea, you will probably love this. Earthy and mushroomy too, but definitely in a very good way. Super interesting and highly recommended!"

— Henrik (5/5)

fragrant, flowery, sweet

"really great hong cha. going to be really interesting to see how it develops over the coming years. will pick up at least another cake with my next order."

— Christian K. (5/5)

Gu Shu Black

"Fragrance lingers around the cake. I suspect this will fade as it ages. More fragrant than the Drunk on Red. I've been sharing this with the owners and regulars of a tea shop in Seattle who specialize in Taiwanese Oolongs. I've had a cool reception with raw puerhs there but this they thought was great. People noticed right away the this happy, approachable processing of puerh leaves that still retains a fresh breeze of raw floral sheng ."

— Kameron (5/5)

Q&A

Can you recommend any gong fu brewing parameters? This is my first black tea cake.
I recommend using our brewing guide. You could try brewing like pu-erh and/or like black tea https://yunnansourcing.com/pages/brewing-guide-for-green-black-oolong-and-pu-erh-teas
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