2025 Yunnan Sourcing "Autumn Forest Tea & Cha Hua" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Autumn Harvest Forest Tea from Bang Dong village with tea flowers from the same trees!
True wild tea with a full-bodied and textured mouthfeel. The tea flowers add a honey sweetness. Uplifting cha qi and a long-lasting mouth-feel.
Hand-crafted and pressed into 100 g cakes; wrapper design by Rafał Przybyłok.
Tasting notes
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Aroma: Cool camphor and pine resin, wildflower honey, fresh cane, citrus peel, light woodland florals.
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Liquor: Pale gold → light amber with clarity; supple, textured mouthfeel.
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Flavor: Sweet cane and light stone fruit up front; spruce/pine freshness and gentle herb; tidy green bitterness that frames, not overwhelms.
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Finish & feel: Marked cooling effect, long hui-gan, persistent shengjin (mouthwatering return), steady, uplifting cha qi.
Brewing guide
(Great water and short early steeps highlight the cooling sweetness.)
Gongfu (recommended)
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6 g / 100 mL
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98–100 °C (208–212 °F)
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Quick rinse, then 5s • 8s • 10s • 12s • 15s, adding gradually for 10+ infusions.
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Tip: If structure feels too firm, shorten early steeps or pour at 95–96 °C.
Western
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3–4 g / 300 mL (10 oz)
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95–98 °C • 2:00–2:30
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2–3 infusions, extending 20–30s each round.
Grandpa style
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1–1.2 g / 100 mL, 90–95 °C
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Top up as you sip. Cool, resinous freshness with sweet, steady depth.
Cold brew
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8–10 g / 1 L, room-temp water; refrigerate 6–8 hours.
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Crisp, mint-camphor coolness with clean cane sweetness.
In Summary
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Name: 2025 Yunnan Sourcing “Autumn Forest Tea & Cha Hua” Raw Pu-erh (Sheng)
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Region: Bang Dong, Lincang, Yunnan
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Trees: Wild
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Harvest: October 2025 • Pressed: December 15th, 2025
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Net weight: 100 g per cake (7 cakes per tong)
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Production: 80 kg total (800 cakes)
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Wrapper Illustration: Rafał Przybyłok
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.
