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Dou Li style, wide and low profile double fired clay Jianshui handmade...
These ya bao are picked from the wild purple tea trees varietal Zi Ya in...
First grade, although fairly large leaf , harvested from tea gardens in...
Handmade , double fired at around 1200C in gas kiln, Xi Shi shaped...
Handmade Huaning Pottery double fired and glazed Gaiwan. This " Galaxy -...
Medium oxidized and medium light roasted oolong from organic tea...
Medium oxidized Taiwanese gaba oolong. This one is close to the red side...
Mengku Rong Shi (勐库戎氏)
Mengku Rong Shi tea factory is based in Shuangjiang ,south-west of Yunnan province. It is a family-run business for the last three generations which is more than a hundred years. Nowadays Rong Shi still follows the traditional way of of tea production and besides organic black tea is mainly focused on Sheng Pu-erh tea.
"Chun Jian" - Spring Bud , 400g Rongshi tea factory made sheng pu-erh, aged in private storage not far from the lake so transformation is much subtle and fruity than in general Kunming dry warehouses. The overall taste reminds Xiaguan production from approx. same year , but without excessive smoky notes. It is a decent aged sheng for very reasonable price...
Spring harvest from small arbor tea trees growing at tea garden owned by Rongshi company in Mang Fei village . "Da Ye" - big leafs, typical for that area, are pressed by stone in into the 500g cake. Mangfei tea is distinctive from other in that area. It has a rather bitter and astringent front taste which is turning to the sweet sensation in throat in...
Sheng pu-erh from Mengku Rongshi tea factory named as "Cha Hun" - Tea Spirit. Intensive fragrance of flower garden, smooth liquor with very light bitterness is suggesting this tea for another year or two for storage for people who are sensitive to that kind of taste. Brewing time is very short and within 2nd infusion you get very rich and clean tea soup...
"The King of the arbor trees" has a fair amount of bigger leafs and it has a good potential for longer storage. "Mei Li" sweetness along with front bitter taste leaving bit dry sensation on your tongue. "Sheng Jing" is noticeable and fast Hui Gan with light flowery notes. Late spring harvest pressed in summer.
Spring harvest Mengku tea is pressed by stone in into the 500g cake. The name "Ben Wei Da Cheng " freely translated as The Original Flavor is The Best One , and this cake is very close but not exactly as we use to drink from Rongshi tea company at their factory in Megku. Tea liquor with chrysanthemum fragrance reminding famous Bing Dao tea, yet with some...