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Green Mountain Blend 拼配生茶 sheng Pu Er tea

$169.00

This tea belongs to the Sheng Pu tradition.

Yun Nan - Spring 2015: Umami, savory with faint notes of sweet flower

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TypePu Er Sheng Cha
TerroirWu Liang Shan · Yun Nan
CultivarIndigenous Heirloom, Gu Shu/Ancient Tea Trees

Our Green Mountain Blend is a unique blend of Sheng Pu from prominent tea regions, including Wu Liang Shan, Meng Hai, and Yi Wu. All of the raw material is harvested from ancient Gu Shu trees. We find it to be a perfect balance of aroma and body, strength and tenderness.

The Three Pillars · 拼配生茶

Place · terroir

Yun Nan Province, China (~1500m elevation)

Plant · cultivar

Heirloom, ancient Gu Shu tea trees

Craft · type

Pu Er Sheng Cha

In the cup

This vintage

Yun Nan - Spring 2015

Umami, savory with faint notes of sweet flower

This blend of Sheng Pu is umami and savory, with faint notes of sweet flowers.

The making

Green Mountain Blend is made of all Qun Ti Da Ye Zhong (Heirloom Large Leaf) material. Pu Er making follows a typical green tea process; that's why it is academically classified as a sun-dry green tea. Pu Er picking is usually one bud with two or three leaves. After resting in the shade to lose some moisture, the leaves undergo Sha Qing in a large batch. Because the batch is large, the enzymes are not fully deactivated, which is what allows Pu Er to keep aging. During Zuo Xing, or shape making, the leaves are rolled into string shape before being spread under strong sun to dry. Aggressively intense sun is the most preferred in Pu Er making.