This well rounded puerh has an aroma of wet autumn woodlands and tastes as all high quality cooked puerh should - rich, textured and earthy.
In order to infuse, use 1 tuo per cup and infuse for 1 minute. Re-steep 5-7 times, reducing infusion time as tea unfurls fully.
Appearance
Dry
leaf: Small compressed dome of leaf with concave hole in
base, wrapped in Menghai stamped tissue.
A combination of dark brown and black leaf strands; the paler leaf
strands are deep russet
Wet
leaf: A tangle of rich, dark, lustrous black leaf
Liquor:
Dark red-copper to warm black
Aroma
Dry
leaf: Aromatically reticent in its compressed state: warm,
burnished and faintly smoky.
Liquor:
Invasive, powerful and characterful: forcefully earthy scents with a smoky
edge. Damp wood, autumn undergrowth,
timber yard and bonfire, plus a touch of fur and calfskin
Flavour
Liquor: After the power and attack of the aromas, and given the depth of colour of the liquor, the gentleness and softness of the flavours come as a surprise. Mouthfilling, deep and comforting, this is pu-erh provides a rich, nourishing introduction to the taste of the Yunnan tea forests: wood, chocolate, earth, mild roasted spice
Yunnan Province, China