“Saved this from a TTB in the summer, for my pu-erh tasting adventures. Honestly I can’t really recall any difference between this and any other. I’m quite sure though that I prefer the Mandala ones...” Read full tasting note
“Time to bust out my Yezi pu’erh samples! I’m working from home today, so I figured I could try the 3 pu’erhs they included as samples in my prior orders. Method: The Yezi site says to use 30 sec...” Read full tasting note
“5/21/14 Origin: Yunnan Province, China Vintage 2005 Dry Leaf- scents of pears and dried apples, tiny bit of wood 203F 2 tsp – 4 oz h2o Gong FU 30” – rinse 30” liquor smells woody, sweet,...” Read full tasting note
“TTB&C #14 I have been wanting to try Pu-erh, but havne’t been brave enough to purchase much. This is my first. I brewed this per the recommended instructions. I enjoyed the flavor, but I...” Read full tasting note
Hailing from China’s famed tea growing Yunan province, Gu Dian is the most premium (Shaolin Master, if you will) of Puer teas. Yezi’s Gu Dian is vintage 2005—so far back that the iPhone was still an idea in Steve Jobs’s head, and you couldn’t “poke” anyone on Facebook!
Gu Dian is available in 12.3 oz. / 350-gram disks. The resulting brew is deep red, reminiscent of a glass of fine wine. Gu Dian is smoother than a Herbie Hancock song and has forward-facing caramel notes. If you visit Hong Kong, you will find that many people favor a particular tea shop not because of its location or the polite manners of its proprietor but because of the distinctive flavor of the establishment’s Puer tea. Needless to say, the shops with the best Gu Dian are the shops that get the most traffic.
How to brew Yunnan Aged Gudian Pu’erh Tea tea
Amount of tea in grams Temperature in °C Temperature in °F Number of brews First brew time
Use: 4-5 grams or 2-3 tsp. of tea
Water amount: 1 gram of tea / 50ml of water or 1 tsp. of tea / 2 oz. of water
Time of day: Anytime after meals
Temperature: 95-100 °C or 203-212 °F
Brew: 5-6 times
First brew: 30 seconds
Subsequent brews: Add 10-15 seconds
Recommended tea set: Lu Yao porcelain gaiwan or teapot
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