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2012 Yunnan Sourcing "Gu Hua Xiang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

2012 Yunnan Sourcing "Gu Hua Xiang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

by Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh
$16.00 - $167.00
$16.00
$16.00 - $167.00
$16.00

A blend of 2011 and 2012 autumn teas from Xishuangbanna.  Entirely wild and ancient arbor teas from four distinct areas of Banna.  Nice balanced blend that delivers strong mouth-feel, aroma, complexity and infusability! 

"Gu Hua Xiang 谷花香" is Chinese for "Autumn Aroma"!

Our Autumn production is stone-pressed by traditional method and dried with low temperature air drying. The cakes are then wrapped in special paper that is very thick and sturdy. Hand-Made by Dai minority families in Xishuangbanna!

Each tong of 7 cakes is wrapped in bamboo leaf!

Tea weight: 400 grams
Vintage: Autumn 2011-2012 material, November 2012 pressing
Quantity: 80kg in total produced
Area: Xishuangbanna (blend)

Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 2 reviews.

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Complex and Strong

"I bought this in 2013 and put away in my storage. Pulled it out yesterday after I got an automated review request and decided to give it a whirl! Wow! Complex and strong tea but not sharp or harsh at all... almost butter umami. Went 12 steeps!"

— Jessie D. (5/5)

Strong qi.

"I purchased this tea in April of 2014 and had only tried a small sample from the cake so far. Only about 5-6g were missing when I unpacked it today, about 5 years later. The price back then was only $29. After drinking it today I searched for reviews online and to my surprise I found only "mediocre" reviews about this tea, but all of them were already some years old and the tea has probably improved. I enjoyed my "after lunch" brewing session of this tea. I used 7.7g in a 150ml silver gaiwan. Water off the boil. Infusion times something like: 20,30,40,50,60,75,100,180. It had a very strong qi which filled my body with a powerful warmth. Maybe not a high end tea, but still enjoyable and possibly a good every day short aged raw puerh. I'll take some to work and see how it will do in my way of work brewing (some mix of gongfu&grandpa style with a cup that i can turn upside down to infuse the leaves)."

— Sebi (4/5)

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