“This is a review for the gold grade dragon ball. I wasn’t drinking this at home, so I didn’t have my 100ml gaiwan at hand, which would have been better suited. Instead, I ended up using a 130ml...” Read full tasting note
“I tried the gold dragon ball today: It started out tasting like flowers and green herbs together, nice backbone of bitterness, really intensely flavorful. The aftertaste quickly turns cool at the...” Read full tasting note
“A sample of the bronze level was included in my order, and I’m so glad it was included! The immediate taste was floral with a bitter aftertaste. The description on Bitter Leaf’s website was...” Read full tasting note
“A comparative tasting of Plum Beauty Bronze vs. Gold I was gifted either end of the Plum Beauty spectrum by a generous teafriend, so I did a side-by-side gaiwan tasting after two rinses,...” Read full tasting note
Our Plum Beauty Mengsong raw puer is available in 3 levels: bronze, silver and gold, with their distinctions defined by tree age and quality of material. Theses teas provide an excellent opportunity for comparison of varying source material in close proximity, with equal processing.
The gardens for these teas are located in the northern region of Mengsong (Menghai county), just a few kilometers south of Naka, at an altitude between 1800-1900m. Mengsong is noted for its small leaf varietal tea trees.
We worked together on these teas with a friend (Mei) who has been leasing these gardens for the past 10 years and has a contract that extends well into the next decade. Her conscientious approach to maintaining the land and meticulous oversight of these teas’ production made them an easy choice for pressing.
Gold
The highest grade of the bunch, this tea contains an even smoother texture than the silver. It produces a thick, expanding feeling in the mouth that reaches each corner. Using ancient tree (in other words older than old) material, this tea has a nice chaqi/energy and good huigan.
This tea is available in a 7g dragon ball format individually or in sets of 3 or 10, $0.60/gram.
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