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“5g/90ml/Brita filtered tap. dry: peach, fruit after rinse, gaiwan lid was rich complex floral. Mostly flash steeps, but reasonably durable, probably 8+ steeps. floral, stone fruit, green tea notes...” Read full tasting note
二零二三年春天 普洱生茶
There is a river of words that can be spilled in describing these teas, and puerh in general. But we will keep it (relatively) short.
We do not exclusively drink pure ancient tree teas, nor are we wholeheartedly in favor of the typically lighter processing seen in modern gushu.
But year after year we have been fascinated and charmed by these very small batch gushu teas. Quietly powerful, with clear reflection of their places of origin — and in the case of the single tree (danzhu) productions, starkly singular expressions that have expanded our ideas of not only what tea should be, but what tea can be.
While they lack the classic balance of multi-mountain blends or the unmistakable appeal of well-aged vintages, we hope you find these selections as exciting and informative as we have. They have served to motivate our learning and our thinking about tea’s potential to be great in a multitude of ways.
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A few notes:
The term “gaogan” refers to trees that have escaped trimming over their lifespan and achieved its natural “tall” form.
Danzhu refers to single-tree production.
Mahei Chawang is notable for being a small-leaf type, which is more commonly associated with Yibang…
Daheishan is the highest elevation point in Yibang, and ancient tree teas from here along with true mao’erduo (which is not a place, but a sub-type) constitute the two Yibang teas held in the highest regard. This production of Daheishan totalled less than 3 kg from a few trees.
Suggestion: 5g / 100-120 ml, 95-100C.
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5g/90ml/Brita filtered tap.
dry: peach, fruit
after rinse, gaiwan lid was rich complex floral. Mostly flash steeps, but reasonably durable, probably 8+ steeps. floral, stone fruit, green tea notes throughout. Slight bitter dissolves quickly. Full in mouth, some heating, some vanilla in throat. A bit slowed time and sinking, but not overwhelming.
Did not really take detailed notes for this, but a better water would’ve done it a big service here based on old notes for the gaogan. Good experience, even if young sheng isn’t what I seek out most days.
