Loose Yiwu, Lao Man Sa Tea. A sun dried tea picked from ancient trees growing in a small tea garden in the Lao Man Sa area above Yiwu. It has floral and grass-like fragrances. The kou gan is smooth with some decent depth. The tea is well balanced with a slight astringency and a little bitterness. The tea is nai pao and has some nice retro-olfactory 'herbs and flowers' aroma.

Yunnan Shai Qing Mao Cha or sun dried loose leaf tea is not yet technically Puer. Only once the tea has been steamed and pressed does it enter the phase of becoming Puer tea. None-the-less, the tea is still in a process of continual change and, even though it has not been steamed, it will continue to change as it ferments/oxidises and ages, varying from season to season and even day to day, so the description here is a snapshot of the tea's quality and character, which should not differ significantly, but which none-the-less can change.