2019 Yuan Rong Black Puer Tea Cake

Made from tea trees over 100 years old from 6 Famous Mountains. It is silky smooth, thick,clean, dark amber with a glowing yellow color. The aroma is sweet and substantial. Spring harvest, grown in mountain spring water. Notes of plum, molasses, many layers, rich, moderately complex, soothing in stomach, medicinal. Made by a very small company.

Amount to use: 1 tablespoon of tea to 3/4 of a cup of water (6g tea to 178ml water, or 0.18oz tea to 6oz water.) This tea can be brewed about 6-8 times.

How to brew: Gently loosen tea from the edge of the tea cake using your hand, a tea pick or a butter knife. Place the tea in the teapot. Add *205 degree F (96 C) water to the teapot to awaken and clean the tea. Immediately pour out and discard the water. Rinse the tea and discard the water a second time. Finally, add water and brew 8-25 seconds. Serve. Be careful not to over brew this tea.

*This temperature may be approximated by:
1) Heating water until medium bubbles form or
2) Removing a pot of boiling water from its heat source and letting it sit for about 2 minutes.