Pu Er Grade 18OG1 Harvest: Spring 2013
Origin: China / Yunnan / Lincang / Shuangjiang
Height: 1300-1400m m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (60-70jährig)
A really good, full, mellow and aromatic fermented Pu Er, from Lincang. It is a Pu Er Gong Ting of 2006. Gong Ting means Emperor's Palace or Emperor's Court and refers to the Emperor's apartments, hence in Europe this tea is also often called Pu Er Emperor. In regard to fermented Pu Er the term is used to designate a very high quality of the smallest leaf grade.
Category:
Shu San Cha (fermentierte Pu Er offen) 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.
