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“Gongfu! Almost immediately I felt like the was a lot going on with this tea on multiple levels: taste, texture, and body feeling. Though initially on the softer side, this picked up asteingency and...” Read full tasting note
This tea is an excellent example of why we prioritize environment as the top criteria when sourcing puer. This tea comes from outstanding remote land in Mangga, in the Shuangjiang area (Lincang). These trees have been owned for generations by one family, but mostly left untended and abandoned until recently.
The area where this tea comes from has been affectionately labelled “Cobra Land” after many tea pickers have come across cobras while picking. Although cobras can be hazardous to one’s health (especially if bitten), they are a good sign in tea growing areas, as it usually indicates minimal human interference.
While we’re not always fans of the label “wild”, these untended trees exhibit the unique fragrance and “forest character”, for lack of a better term, that wilder teas tend to have. The fragrance is accompanied by a pleasant sweetness that make this tea very refreshing. There is also a noticeable sensation in the body, making this a tea that’s difficult not to be taken by.
Picking period: Pre-April 12
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Gongfu!
Almost immediately I felt like the was a lot going on with this tea on multiple levels: taste, texture, and body feeling. Though initially on the softer side, this picked up asteingency and bitterness steadily with a very strong aromatic and woody taste to match – notes of kale and other bitter leafy greens, slightly medicinal but still somewhat sweet yuzu zest, incense, and bee pollen came to mind while drinking the infusions. Most of those notes are not something that resonate with me typically, though I loved the more pithy citrus elements and there was a floral green sweetness in the back end/aftertaste of some steeps that reminded me of garden peas. This was not necessarily an immediate favourite of mine, but I can really see why there’s a lot of people put there who love this material/region!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkaNjZOqpi/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMSu30JswMs
