Tea: Kunlu Mountain Gushu Sheng Pu'erh Maocha

Grower: Kuanhong Villagers

Origin: Kuanhong Village in Kunlu Mountain. Yunnan, China

Harvest Date: April 2014

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This pu'erh tea is a sheng maocha, made from gushu (Old Tree) trees on Kunlu Mountain. Sheng puerh refers to the uncooked, raw style of puerh tea, while maocha refers to loose leaf that has not undergone aging yet. While this tea is already ready for drinking, it can also aged, or be used to press cakes.

The 100-year-old tea trees produce leaves that create very sweet, smooth, and lasting flavors. There is a cool mint aftertaste that rises from the back of the throat, and lingers pleasantly. Only certain types of tea trees, like the old tea trees from Kuanhong Village, can produce this profile in sheng puerh.

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Recommended Brewing Instructions:

Standard Brewing: Use 3tsp (~7g) per 250ml cup. Rinse the leaves quickly with boiling water, and pour out the rinse infusion. Brew for 1 minute at 212F. This tea can be re-brewed up to 5 times, with hotter water and longer infusions.

Gongfu Brewing: Use 2tsp (~5g) per 100ml cup. Rinse the leaves quickly with boiling water, and pour out the rinse infusion. Brew for 15 seconds at 212F, and re-brew up to 12 times with gradually increasing infusions.