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Autumn Anxi Tieguanyin oolong tea from Chang Keng area. Fully hand...
Spring purple varietal tea leaves Zi Ya harvested from medium size trees...
Traditionally wood fired Jianshui clay "Zhu Ren Bei" shape tea cup made...
Jianshui tea pot in Ji Zhong style, fired in kiln traditionally on...
Long Dan Handmade satin black Jianshui teapot in shape of Dragon Egg ,...
Very thin and light , around 100g " ( weigh in hand without plate )...
White clay, handmade double fired "Qin Quan" - The Power of Qin Dynasty...
Spring harvest 1 tip 1-2 leaves from plantations on Bang Lang Shan...
Zhong Cha company (中茶)
Zhong Cha was Established in 1949 and it was the first national tea company in China. Within few years company expanded and became a major trade company of Chinese tea . This company had been manufacturing lot of high quality Pu-erh tea, hei cha , black tea, green tea, etc. for many years now . All of teas are branded as ‘Zhong Cha Pai’.
Very distinctive , pleasant aroma of plums and orchids comes out from hot gaiwan within washing infusion already. First few cups don't give much , but after 3rd one it starts to release what it has a pleasant graduating body warming sensation , mouth will slowly and persistently fill with sweetness. Taste of plums with touch of old wood could be...
Very beautiful settled fruity scent comes out from gai wan and so the taste of golden tea soup. Warm feeling and sweet buzz under the tongue will give you a pleasure to drink this one on daily basis. With extending brewing time , the tea is not getting much more bitter but increasing the "hui gan" experience , which is the very good sign.
Vintage hard pressed sheng pu from Zhong Cha company needs few infusions to get the leafs release nice clean dry bitter-sweet taste with woody and slight fruity notes. "hui gan" is there as well and mouth sweet comes around after few infusions.
Deep scent of flowers with camphor notes can be experienced when you unwrap this vintage sheng pu from Zhong Cha. Mixed tea material from the Menghai mountains is not the highest grade but the proper dry storage makes this tea cake outstanding. After 3rd infusion allow yourself a break before brewing the 4th one and wait what is developing in your mouth.
Pleasant mild "cha qi" of Zhong Cha sheng pu with very good overall characteristics. Clean light gold tea liqueur with gentle smoky notes provides noticeable sweet mouth feel lasting for quite few infusions. Slight bitterness but no astringency make this tea very good to drink already or even store as its good potential.
Semi aged sheng from famous Zhong Cha tea company. Tea was previously stored in Menghai where ripened to this color and obtained sort of "lao cha wei". The gold dark ish tea soup is bitter and slightly astringent notes will reveal the "tai di cha" presence. However ,balanced wet&dry storage , moderate "sheng jing" and "hui gan" shift this cake to...
Mixture of spring and autumn bush tea leafs from Menghai area and pressed into 357g pu-erh tea cake in 2012 , dry stored in Kunming until now. The woody scent of well stored sheng pu-erh can be experienced when steeping the leafs in gai wan. Very pleasant and back warming feeling along with bitter-sweet mouth sensation followed by mild "hui gan".
Takes few infusions to get this dry stored shu cha release tasty tea. First few steepings are rather bitter , but slightly changes to sweet taste later. Longer infusions help to achieve nice dark and rich tea soup.As it happens with all big tea manufacturers or companies , the Zhong Cha tea prices also rising up not only based on actual aging value , so...
Chrysanthemum aroma comes from gaiwan of this not really old autumn sheng pu-erh tea. Rich in flavor and clean tea soup has a warming effect with kicking "sheng jing" sweetness after the first cup. Gentle astringency along the sweetness plays well. this 357g sheng pu-erh tea cake is also suitable for longer storage.
Shu puerh tea from Zhong Cha tea company fermented and pressed into the cake in famous tea factory Liu Da Cha Shan in Menghai. Medium fermentation with the mixture of Bulangshan tea leafs give rich tea liquor with touch of roasted walnuts and bitter notes of dark chocolate. Medium sized leafs are releasing it's goodness slowly , so you need to be patient...