Jia Jia Ripe Pu erh Tea - Lao Tong Zhi 2007
thick and mellow, but round and soft after years aging; not much musty or earthy notes, but significantly aged flavor.
- Type: Yunnan Ripe Pu erh Tea
- Origin: Yunnan Province
- Manufacturer: Haiwan Manufacture
- Production Year: 2007
- Shelf Life: the longer in proper condition the better
- Storing: dry, ventilated, odorless and away from sunlight.
The 7598 ripe tea launched by the Haiwan Tea Industry in 2007, which has been hand-made pressed by traditional stone molds, has been aged for nearly 12 years. It can clearly see that there is tea oil on the outer packaging and some bugbites and minor damages, but it does not affect the quality and the taste of tea.
It is recommended to use bigger tea sets such as ceramic sets, Yixing Clay sets or gaiwan to brew pu’erh tea, to enjoy the better quality and characteristic of pu’erh tea’s color, aroma and the taste. 90°c to 100°c of water temperature will be better.
For best tasting result, the pressed pu'erh tea should be pried to loose form and exposed in the air two weeks before brewing.
Ratio of tea and water: 1g:50ml (depending on personal taste)
The usual brewing method of ripe pu’erh tea:- Prepare certain amount of tea leaves for certain count of people.
- Rinse tea wares with hot boiling water.
- Put the tea leaves into a teapot.
- And then pour boiling water into it to wash off the dirt and impurities of tea, immediately drain off the water. In this case can improve the clarity of tea and also can fully release the true taste of pu'er tea.
- First steep: Pour the hot water into tea pot and steep for 10 sec.
- Transfer tea to a fair cup and ready to share.
- Enjoy the aroma before tasting it.
*Gradually increase steeping time when tea is fading out