Pu Er 88927Y88 Harvest: 1988
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Mengla / Yiwu
Height: m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (alte Teebäume)
A very rare and sought after raw Pu Er from old trees from Yiwu. in 1988 a tea-lover from Hong Kong requested the national tea factory in Yunnan to produce this tea. The first batch has been made solely from old tea trees - of this batch, we could acquire 4 pieces through reliable contacts in Taiwan. For the second part of the production, leaves from younger trees have been included. Unfortunately, there are many forgeries of this famous tea on the market, particularly on the internet. This tea can be bought at our shop directly, as we choose not to ship it. It has been stored in China and Taiwan until 2016. Upon request you can buy 25g of this tea for CHF 200.00.
Category:
Sheng Cha - Raw Pu Er Sheng Cha, Raw Tea, or literally: live tea, are Pu Er teas of the traditional type. The tea leaves are briefly heated after the withering process, then formed and dried in the sun, or, with simpler qualities, also by hot air. This so-called Mao Cha, Unfinished Tea, is either pressed into different forms or stocked and sold as Sancha, Loose Tea. Old Sheng Cha teas differ significantly from young ones. When young, they are wild: tart, and at the same time extremely mellow and sweet. As they age, they become more mature: the tart taste goes over into spicy, and then turns into incredible aromas of moist earth. The sweetness then remains subtly in the background.
Storage:
Fresh and pleasant to drink, combining slightly tart and sweet notes. This tea undergoes a process of microbial fermentation while stored, during which it loses freshness and tartness, while gaining depth, sweetness and earthy notes.