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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2005
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EarthyMineralSweet
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This 2005 Ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply sweet and remarkably silky liquor, aged in a wet environment that imparts unique earthy and mineral notes. Despite its humble appearance as yellow flakes, the tea brews without a hint of bitterness or astringency, providing a calming and enduring experience for those who appreciate a distinct, aged character.
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About This Tea
What does 2005 Hekai Old Gardens Yellow Flakes taste like?
This 2005 Ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply sweet and remarkably silky liquor, aged in a wet environment that imparts unique earthy and mineral notes. Despite its humble appearance as yellow flakes, the tea. It leans earthy, mineral and sweet.
How should I brew 2005 Hekai Old Gardens Yellow Flakes?
Water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). In a mug, steep 3–5 min. For gongfu, use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ rounds). You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Rinse the leaves once with boiling water before your first real steep. It cleans off storage dust and gets the flavor going.
Where does 2005 Hekai Old Gardens Yellow Flakes come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2005 harvest.
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