The 2023 spring conditions in Yunnan were atypically dry, resulting in a vastly reduced volume of tea production.
‘Macroscope’ is perhaps our best expression of these unseasonably dry conditions; it’s strained and powerful, almost as though it has been distilled. Thick, resinous, and oily in the mouth, with a hard-hitting fragrance and mouth-coating sweetness — everything that raw puerh is about.
The materials used here are all from old-growth trees nestled in pockets of forest, protected from the harsh sun, and with their own groundwater sources to draw from with far-reaching roots. If you’re a fan of our previous productions at this price point, we’d recommend hitting this one as hard as you can.
While there are benefits to dry weather, all things come with a cost. In this case, it meant reduced volumes of available tea; or in other words, we would’ve made a lot more of this tea if it were possible. At its best, blending tea materials is a way to make a tea that’s greater than the sum of its parts. In this case, we made a banger (if we do say so ourselves).