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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...
Da Li (大理)
Da Li state is one of the famous parts of Yunnan Province.
From historical part the area is well know for Nan Zhao Kingdom in A.D. 738-937. It’s also famous for mountain Wu Liang Shan which big part of it belongs to Nanjian county of Dali State and it has been reliable source of high quality tea for well known companies like Xia Guan...
Da Li (大理)
Da Li state is one of the famous parts of Yunnan Province.
From historical part the area is well know for Nan Zhao Kingdom in A.D. 738-937. It’s also famous for mountain Wu Liang Shan which big part of it belongs to Nanjian county of Dali State and it has been reliable source of high quality tea for well known companies like Xia Guan ( Xiaguan Tuo Cha ) for many years.
This is a typical Xiaguan tuocha ,where the bright golden tea color liqour is slightly bitter-astringent taste, distinctive smoky flavor accompanied by dark chocolate notes with slightly sweet after-taste .
"You will be eating smoked sausage" as mouth sensation appears like with the first infusion from this hard pressed tuo cha. Meaty flavor will fade away with 2nd steep and persistent typical smoky flavor is accompanied by gentle sweetness. Noticeably bitter but not astringent tea liquor will gain on sweetness if you play around with brewing time.
Pleasant taste of selected top grade tea material and pressed tuo from Xiaguan company well balanced with light smokey notes and sweet mouth feel after. Very good daily drinker for reasonable price or decent candidate for storage if u manage to resist and not drink it for few years. Small pieces of "ma ti" might suggest that small arbors are also involved.
A little bit pricey jubilee edition of tuo cha from Xiaguan tea company. The not " fresh " taste of well settled sheng pu-erh is the sign of mixture 4 past years tea material, so technically speaking could be 2013-2017 sheng puerh tuo cha. Bitter ,sweet,woody and not really smokey , would be the main characteristics of the dark gold liquid in your cup...
Spring tea leafs from Wuliang mountain plantations located around 2400m alt. Hard pressed followed autumn into the 380g tea cake also known as 'tie bing' (steel cake) by Nanjian tea factory. Despite of "pu-erh fever" in 2007 year this cake has a relatively uniformed grade of tea material , since factory uses their own plantations.
Xiaguan sheng pu-erh tea 200g brick made for export to Tibet was stored in Sichuan province. Typical smokey notes with woody texture and slightly sour-sweet taste. Touch of wild mushrooms in combination with pine tree comes out of the gaiwan and tells you about balanced storage , not too dry / wet.
In very flashy green box packed new model of tuo cha from Xiaguan as the remake of the old packaging. Smoky & sweet tea liquor holds for few good infusions. Pleasant "sheng jing" buzzing after 3rd cup with nice warming body feel after.
Sheng pu-erh from Xiaguan company made for Tibetan monks. Pressed tuo in traditional mushroom shape gives clean golden color tea soup which is rich bitter and sweet aftertaste . As typical for this tea , also slight smoky notes are in present but not that heavy. Still young tea suitable for storage but also pleasant to drink now.
Tea leafs were plucked, processed and pressed by Nan Jian tea factory which owns tea bushes growing on slopes Wu Liang mountain elevated around 2400m.alt. The tea material which is normally used for tuocha is pressed into the 400g tea cake makes quite difference in taste. Golden tea liquor is well balanced bitter-sweet. Slight smokey notes (not as much...
Mixture of yellow leafs "huang pian" from arbor and old trees pressed into the cake will hit your nose by its smokiness while you open the wrapper. The smoky notes are much distinctive then 8818 cake we have in shop. This tea also have nice touch of honey scent but in flavor it's been "killed" by heavy smoky notes. So why do we sell it?
Sheng pu-erh from Xiaguan pressed into the 250g brick without any wrapping, 5 bricks in the paper pack. If buy single brick we wrap it into the paper bag for you. Typically smokey notes in taste but more fruity backround than the younger ( 2017) version we also have. This is also contributed by different storage which was in north of China.
Hard pressed tea brick from Xiaguan company previously stored in Guangzhou which has imprinted some mushroomy notes in aroma of brewed tea leaves , yet not that intensive in taste. Tea liqour is sweet fruity aged taste and not that smokey as it's in dry stored version. Harder steepings will turn bitter but leaving sweet mouthfeel on sides of the tongue...