2022 Spring Hua Zhu Liang Zi Loose Maocha
2022 Spring Hua Zhu Liang Zi Loose Maocha
A crisp, mineral and fruity high-altitude tea from Beng Long village, situated on the highest peak in Xishuangbanna. The aroma of minerally rocks in an alpine forest, with fresh pine needles and sweet mushrooms underfoot. The sweetness of ripe stonefruit belies a powerful, penetrating qi. Flavor notes:
Alpine Rocks
Sweet Cherry
Shitake Mushroom
Pine Needles
Region
Region
Meng Song
Leaf Material
Leaf Material
- Picking time: 2nd flush picking spring 2022
- Tree Type: Forest-type
- Tree Age: Old arbor mixed picking
Brewing Guide
Brewing Guide
Gong Fu Style:
- Leaf ratio: 7g in a 150ml gaiwan/ teapot (5g / 100ml)
- Suggested water temp.: 100 °C/ 212 °F
- 1st steep / subsequent (sec): 7 / 4 (flash steep)
- Begin increasing times by 2s per steep, after the 6th-7th infusion.
* For the Puerh we selected, we are confident for you to taste the full spectrum of its performance at 100 °C/ 212 °F.
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滑竹梁子 2022年春二采
Spring 2022 second flush, old arbor mixed picking from the gardens of farmer Shi. This material was picked and processed as an entire grove without cherry-picking individual trees, hence it is mostly gushu with some younger "da shu" (big trees) included in the picking.
The quality of this material is superb. Mouthfeel is broad, rounded and very smooth. Pristine taste profile of Mengsong bitter-mineral-tang, giving way quickly to a rich herbaceous umami of forest fern and mushroom, followed by a lasting finish of stone-fruit juiciness. The qi and body feel is especially powerful in this tea, very energizing and euphoric under the right circumstances, be forewarned!
TERROIR
Known as the highest peak in Xishuangbanna at over 2400m, Hua Zhu Liang Zi (Slippery Bamboo Ridge) is a part of the greater Mengsong region, just an hours' drive from Naka. The high elevation and climate contributes much to the characteristics of the tea, which is highly aromatic and with a distinct mineral character, very clean on the palate.
The recent challenge with sourcing tea from villages in this region has been the increase in demand from big factories, resulting in blending of material from terrace-plantations at the foot of the mountain, as well as rushed processing. Thus, we only work with one or two trusted farmers with access to gardens farther upslope, and who are willing to process small batches to our strict specifications.
