Jinggu Aged Raw Pu-erh Tea Mini Cake

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Pu'erh Tea
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Boiling 5 min, 30 sec 10 g 16 oz / 473 ml

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From Yunnan Sourcing

This is a pressing of 2006 spring harvested raw pu-erh tea from Jinggu that was also aged as mao cha (loose leaf raw pu-erh) in Jinggu until the end of the 2020, when it was pressed into these lovely little 10 gram ultra mini cakes!

The aging in loose leaf form has respectfully fast-aged this raw pu-erh into something that is mellow and warm, but still has a bit of a umami/bitter/astringent bit to it, that is countered by a fruity sweetness.

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Pretty to look at, and nice to hold, these little tea cakes are still being sold. (Now, June 2023, though I bought mine a year ago. ) At 10 g apiece, there is a bit too much for a gongfu session or even a standard teacup, but they are tightly pressed and difficult to break apart, except perhaps with a pliers or a heavy cleaver. My initial tasting was not rewarding enough to compensate for the trouble, so I tossed them into a mason jar and they sat in the cupboard for a year. Now I’m giving them another chance, and this time using a pint-size teapot (~16 ounces) with an infusion basket. I gave the mini cake a quick rinse with boiling alpine spring water (enough to loosen the surface leaves) and then brewed for about 5 min. Even then, the leaf had not fully expanded, but the soup was a mahogany brown and meekly aromatic. The leaves were neither fannings nor chopped, but quite intact. I think the YS description is right on the mark and wisely did not overstate the teas qualities: “…something that is mellow and warm, but still has a bit of a umami / bitter / astringent bit [sic] to it, that is countered by a fruity sweetness.” In my own words, it is an inoffensive and unimpressive swill that can provide stimulation at work, without distraction — or worry that I’m under-appreciating it — while being better than the stale coffee from the nearby fast-food drive-thru or our own break-room. The second steeping was equal to the first.
Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 30 sec 10 g 16 OZ / 473 ML

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