Pu Er 7581 20068Z06 Harvest: May 2006
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Menghai
Height: m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (alte Bäume)
A wonderful fermented Pu'er from 2006, pressed in Kunming Tea Factory. Such teas are not produced anymore nowadays. Stored in Guangdong, China until 2018.
Character:
A smell of mossy stones, warm wood and sweet earth. The taste is sweet, soft and gentle, reminding of dried fruit, very dry wood and leaves on the autumnal forest floor.
Category:
Shu Tuo / Zhuan Cha (ferm. Pu Er Brick) Shucha, literally mature tea are a modern invention but which is better known in the West than the traditional Shengcha. It is since the 1970's, and according to some sources even earlier, that Pu'er Shucha is being produced. The leaves are subjected to an artificial process of post-fermentation induced by human influence (Rengong Houfajiao), which lasts for about two to three months. This process has been adopted from the ancient way of Heicha production, however it has been modified, improved and prolonged. Often, the teas are then pressed and dried, but they can also be sold as loose leaf tea. Shucha keeps on fermenting, just as Shengcha does, however it changes much slower than the latter. Old Shucha teas can be very expensive, just like Shengcha. In taste they change and mature, too: younger Shucha are really full and earthy, but less balanced than older teas of the kind.
Storage:
Earthy, dark and heavy. Produced by using the process of Human induced post-fermentation. Through years of storage it keeps being fermented microbially, losing somewhat of its crudeness and gains depth, sweetness and mellowness.
