A 'gu shu' puer tea from a small tea garden near old Zhang Jia Wan above Yiwu in the Six Famous Tea Mountains area. These are probably the least managed tea gardens in the Zhang Jia Wan area, on quite a steep slope that runs down to a stream some distance below, with an abundance of natural woodland. The gardens are at an altitude of 1400 to 1500 metres.

The tea is quite bold for an Yiwu tea. Sweet, floral and smooth accompanied by a little bitterness and astringency which transforms well to produce a good sweet aftertaste. A good tea for now, or for ageing.

26/06/21 Update

In the last couple of years the tea has mellowed a fair bit. It now is less bitter-astringent and has some leather-camphor like notes along with a more floral fragrance. The 'hui gan' is good.

All Puer teas are hand picked, fired and rolled, or sometimes machine rolled. They are sun dried. Cakes are stone pressed.

Please be aware that because raw Puer tea is a 'post-fermented' tea it is in a process of continual change: as it ages, but also 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.