Factory: Private
Harvest Year: Spring 2006
Type: Raw/Sheng
Harvest Area: Xishuangbanna
This puer from Xishuangbanna is hand picked in the Spring from ancient puer tea trees. The clear yellow tea is smooth from your mouth to your throat. It has a flowery honey flavor, a slight bitterness and a sweet aftertaste. It leaves a moist feeling in your mouth.
Amount to use: 1 tablespoon of tea to 3/4 of a cup of water (5g tea to 178ml water, or 0.18oz tea to 6oz water.) This tea can be brewed about 10 times.
How to brew: Place the tea in the teapot. Add *185 degree F (85 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 10-30 seconds. Serve. Be careful not to over brew this tea.
*This temperature may be approximated by:
1) Using water from a hot water dispenser or
2) Heating water until small bubbles form or
3) Removing a pot of boiling water from its heat source and letting it sit for about 10 minutes.
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