2008 Mu Ye Chun

This is the first ripe tea bickproduction from the new Yong De division of the Shuangjiang Mengku teafactory. 2008 Yong De area tea was fermented for 45 days and then dried and graded. These different grade leaves were then blended to provide a nice balanced and textured flavor and compressed into these tasty little mini cake, which are composed of higher grade material than used in the 2008 Mu Ye Chun ripe brick (which is also quite good). Most of the newish fermented flavor has already left this tea but there is still room for improvement with age. The tea liquor is a deep red wine color that is already very clear. Yong De area fermented tea has a unique aroma and flavor with wood and earth tones, and a little incense spiciness!Compressed: November 8th, 2008