2024 Bohetang

 FatBat Private Pressing Puerh

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Bohetang is one of the most sought-after areas in Yiwu for good reason -- the tea gardens here are extremely remote, with access heavily restricted, preserving their perfect ecology and a distinctive taste profile considered the pinnacle of Yiwu-style tea.

Last year (2023), we pressed a pure Grade 2 Ancient Trees picking to showcase top tier Bohetang. This year, we decided to work with our farmer to pick from the medium and big trees just below the Grade 2 Gushu standard, though still from the core Bohetang gardens. This resulted in significantly more accessible pricing, while the tea strongly retains the characteristics that Bohetang is prized for.

A great option for lovers of Yiwu tea seeking a premium tea for regular enjoyment -- Yiwu fans can consider stocking up several cakes or a tong for longer-term aging.

TASTING NOTES

This tea is full of desiring flavors right from the start, thick soup to swallow and explosion of crushed flower aroma from the emptied cup, a very satisfying darker-toned Yiwu tea, strongly showcasing the deeply wild character of the Bohetang region. A year later, it has developed more cohesion and balanced.

Wet forest canopy, raw honey, trampled moss. Later steeps yield sweet cream laced with green forest fern. Powerful sense of the deep jungle rainforest. The calming fragrance circulating in the mouth is meditative. We are so happy to offer this tea as a reference taste of this jungle terroir.

* It is worth doing comparison taste with the Grade 2 Ancient Trees picking from last year. While Grade 2 from 2023 has a very long finish and roundness, this one has a strong sweetness in a very forward presence and a touch of underlying bitter-sweetness that many people seek out, woodiness in the base.

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