2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Guardian" Blended Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

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78 / 100

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Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Black Pepper, Chili, Stonefruit, Alcohol, Coffee, Cookie, Cucumber, Drying, Earth, Forest Floor, Fruity, Grapes, Grass, Milk, Mineral, Moss, Mushrooms, Oats, Pepper, Spicy, Sweet, Tart, Umami, Vegetal, Vinegar, Wood, Apple, Apple Skins, Astringent, Bitter, Compost, Cream, Floral, Honey, Thick, Grass Seed, Herbs, Meat, Nutty, Pear, Walnut, Camphor, Carrot, Cooling, Dried Fruit, Grain, Herbaceous, Oily, Pine, Sage
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Typical Preparation
Use 4 oz / 115 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 6 g of tea
Steep for 0 min, 15 sec
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7 Tasting Notes View all

“Date drunk: 6 Feb 2023 It’s funny how “letting go” of expectations can sometimes allow you to see the best in something. I’d made up my mind to finish off this sample as a daily drinker, and...” Read full tasting note
“Gongfu Sipdown (1636)! Just starting a session with this sheng; it’s my first tea session in a couple days since I was feeling a little bit out of it. I wanted to drink something new, so I’m trying...” Read full tasting note
“This sheng continues its journey and by now produces a distinctly orange-coloured liqour. In its taste, there is still some grassiness, but fairly subdued. Today I noted a more nutty profile with...” Read full tasting note

Description

This is a unique blend of three different high quality spring 2018 raw pu-erh teas from Lincang and Simao. We relentlessly blended teas from various sources and ratios together to create a powerful and balanced tea that is worthy of long term aging.

The result is a thick golden tea soup with a whole spectrum of flavors and aromas that will continually transform with the passing of time. A powerful tea!

We decided to to call this tea “Guardian” in honor of dogs everywhere! A guardian is protective, strong, loyal, and relentless. Even the smallest of dogs will protect their owner to their dying breath, and even the poorest of owners will have a loyal friend and guardian in a dog. Dogs not only protect us, but also offer their gift of unconditional love!

357 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)
First Flush of Spring 2018 Harvested Tea
150 kilograms in total produced (420 cakes)
Wrapper Illustration by Daniel Mervis

This tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues.

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