Category: Pu-erh thee
Veertig jaar oude bomen aan de noordelijke rand van Nan Nuo Shan in Menghai County leveren de theebladeren waarmee deze levendige pu-erh-cake wordt gemaakt. Wanneer gezet, levert deze cake fruitige tonen van grapefruit en serranopepers op, naast houtachtige, aardse ondertonen, waardoor het een genot is om het hele seizoen door van te nippen.
Brewed a gongfu session this morning and the liquor is surprisingly clean for a raw cake this young—no harsh bitterness at all. The grapefruit zest lingers nicely on the finish, and the leaves held up for eight steeps without fading.
This cake’s from old trees on the northern edge of Nan Nuo Shan, and you can taste it—the brew’s got this bright, lively grapefruit thing that keeps shifting with each steep. Even the dry leaves smell like a walk through a forest right after rain.
The grapefruit note really comes through on the second steep, and the leaves are still going strong after six infusions. It's bright and a little bit wild, which makes sense for trees that old. I've already got my second cake in the cart.
