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Yunnan Sourcing
CA$6.75•Unit: 25 Grams Sample
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Steep time
3–5 min
Recommended
Steeps
5
Recommended
Water temp
98°C
Recommended
Leaf ratio
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Oxidation
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Caffeine
Medium
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Tip: start at ~95°C, then adjust down 3–5°C if it turns sharp.
Pairing: shortbread, fresh fruit, or mild cheeses
This cake is pressed entirely from 2021 Spring harvested Yi Wu area tea that was wet piled in Menghai! This is a creamy and fruity ripe with plenty of complexity and a great mouth-feeling. Pressed in late 2021 to commemorate the Year of the Tiger this lovely tea cake would be perfect for gifting during 2022 or stockpiling for aging. Clean, smooth, complex, and aromatic ripe pu-erh tea that performs well beyond it's price tag! Pressed by the Cha Nong Hao Brand Region: Yi Wu Mountains of Xishuangbanna 357 Grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong) Spend $250 or more and get a 357 Gram cake of Yi Wu Mountain "Year of the Tiger" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake FREE! Click on link for code and details!