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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
Spring 2005
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Tasting Notes
SweetSmoothWoody
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This aged Yi Wu Pu-erh offers a comforting and complex cup with a soft, rounded mouthfeel. Expect a thick, full-bodied tea soup with a beautiful honey-golden hue, boasting a subtle yet pronounced honey sweetness that unfolds with each infusion.
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About This Tea
What does 2005 Xiangming "Big Green Tree" Yi Wu Mountain Raw Pu-erh Tea taste like?
This dark from Yunnan, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This aged Yi Wu Pu-erh offers a comforting and complex cup with a soft, rounded mouthfeel. Expect a thick, full-bodied tea soup with a beautiful honey-golden hue, boasting a subtle yet pronounced hone. It sits in the "Sweet" and "Smooth" and "Woody" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans sweet and smooth and woody.
How should I brew 2005 Xiangming "Big Green Tree" Yi Wu Mountain Raw Pu-erh Tea?
Aim for water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). Western style: steep for 3–5 minutes in a mug or teapot. Gongfu style: use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ infusions) for multiple short steeps — this way you can taste how the flavor evolves. Give the leaves a quick rinse with boiling water before your first real steep — it wakes up the flavors and removes any storage dust.
Where does 2005 Xiangming "Big Green Tree" Yi Wu Mountain Raw Pu-erh Tea come from?
This dark is grown in Yunnan, China. This particular batch comes from the Spring 2005 harvest.