Members of the Mengku Tea Factory made an expedition to remote area near Ban Zhang mountain to obtain the leaves for these cakes. The leaves are from trees 400 to 500 years old that were heavily cut during the Cultural Revolution. The trunk is still intact and in the 35 years since the trees have continued to grow and produce excellent quality Pu-erh with that special Ban Zhang taste and penetrating perfume-like aroma. When brewed is golden yellow and takes 15 or more infusions,each infusion with it's own taste and gradually less bitter and ineffably sweet. The cakes are made from the highest grade Ban Zhang raw material and are entirely Spring 2009 production. The price of premium Ban Zhang raw material has surpassed other tea mountains, because it is the most sought after. Many producers use just 10% to 20% Ban Zhang material to give their blended cakes enough "oomph" to make them taste good. A little more background. I have known these sellers since 2005. They were one of the earliest distributors of Shuangjiang Mengku tea in Kunming and were my suppliers for Mengku products in 2005 and 2006. The Lao Ban Zhang teas were something that they did themselves as a side-project. Since they did not identify their teas, I just started calling the teas "Mengku Lao Ban Zhang". They started sourcing teas from this area of Ban Zhang in 2003, and since then have made several productions from both spring and autumn material. This years harvest has a sweet rounded taste but there is a heavy stimulating feeling after drinking it! You might want to have a sit down after drinking a round of this "cha qi" rich tea! This cake is 100% Ban Zhang Wild Ancient Arbor material! Product Name: Lao Ban Zhang Tea cake Harvest time: Spring 2009 Net Weight: You will receive one 250 gram cake. Ingredients: Sun-dried Pu-erh from centuries old trees at Lao Ban Zhang Produced by Members of Mengku Shuangjiang Tea Factory
