This wonderful shou puerh was made with leaves from old trees growing wild in Cao Bo, Ha Giang Vietnam, northern Vietnam. It is quite rare to find shou puerh made from such high quality raw material and you really appreciate it when you drink it as its taste is very clean. You will find this tea to be very smooth and delicious, with a pleasant aged flavor full of elegant woody notes that are very warm and comforting.
This tea was pressed in a rather unusual format. They come in the form of 9 to 10 gram bricks that resemble small chocolates or hotel soaps and are then wrapped in brown paper and sealed with tape. We recommend using the whole piece or just half, depending on how many people are drinking. But since the compression leans towards the hard side, we recommend that you break it up a bit before you start infusing it.
Origin: Cao Ba, Ha Giang Province, Vietnam
Harvest: Spring, 2007
Color of liquor: orangish - red
Aroma: pine nuts, raw leather, roots, dry earth, clay
Flavor: deep, aged, earthy, woody, mineral with lasting sweetness
Temperature: 100ºc
Steeping time: 1min; 1min; 1,5min...