Yiwu No 1 Raw Puer Tea, Spring 2019, Old Tea Tree, 200g cake
The tea this year is from the same small tea garden as previous years: in the middle of forest at around around 1400 meters altitude. I could only get a few kilos of this tea this year as more people are finding the tea gardens so there are more people competing for a limited resource.
The tea is sweet and has a pleasant floral fragrance. The broth feels quite smooth and gentle with a slight dryness on the tongue. It is definitely a little more bullish than previous years, but still very balanced.
The flavour is good and it has some thickness, a floral aroma in the broth, and slight bitterness.
It has a decent 'huigan' and the 'houyun' is good: quite dense floral aroma and it lasts well.
$96.00
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About Agrochemicals
I do not get all my teas routinely tested for agro-chemicals. I am extremely careful about which gardens I source from: tea gardens that are in a diverse, natural environment where there is no need for the use of agro-chemicals and which I am confident are all free of herbicide and pesticide traces.
In recent years anthraquinone in tea has become a talking point. I do not generally test tea for anthraquinone and, whilst I try my best to minimise the potential for it, I do not prioritise that over other factors. You can read more here.
