2012 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Zhuan" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake of Yi Wu Bang Dong The result was surprisingly excellent

The result was surprisingly excellent and I tried several other ratios of the teas

bitterness and floral notes much like a good IPA

The winding dirt roads stop about 5 kilometers before you arrive and the remaining distance must be traversed by foot

We drank more than 10 different "cha tou" before deciding on this one

so the cake does not have that just fermented taste

2012 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Zhuan" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake of Yi Wu Bang Dong The result was surprisingly excellentOur first raw production release for 2012! First flush of spring material from Man Zhuan village (Yi Wu mountains). Entirely no spray tea leaves picked from 80 to 100 year old untended bushes and expertly processed by hand. Classic Yi Wu taste with a nice balanced full mouth feel, thick soupy tea liquor and room filling aroma! Heavier and more pungent in taste than the lighter fruitier "Early Spring" cake with same wrapper. 90 kilograms in total