2009 Ban Zhang Tea Cake (the King)

Banzhan mountains ancient tea trees are about 300 years in Xishuangbanna, China. Banzhan tea is the King of Puerh Tea. It's most pricy Puerh tea. Every tea master knows. Strong fragrance and mouth feeling are very impressive. Tea trees are growing on warm, moist and wild places. They fight for many challenges by themselves thousands years. So they are pesticide free.

They have long roots and they grow down deeply in the soil to get more mineral and nutrition. That is why ancient Pu-erh Tea is more valuable than bush tea.

This tea cake is from 2009 and it has been fermented naturally 11 years by itself. The flavor and color will change year by year. Is that amazing? We would love to say it is a living tea. Hope you take your time and find out it superficial glamor.
 
7g can brew over 15 times. Every brew is about 100ml bioling water.
1st brew, 3s rinse the tea
2nd brew to 5th brew, 5s
after 6th brew, can add on 5s after every brew.
 
EYES - DRY LEAF
Light brown, grey and dark green leaves.
NOSE - DRY LEAF
Sweet vegetable, oak aged port and raisins.
NOSE - WET LEAF
Honey,smoky, wood and raspberry jam.
EYES - LIQUOR
Golden orange.
MOUTH - TEXTURE
Medium thick.
MOUTH - TASTE
Smoky, mushroom, cedarwood, cigars and pine tree.
NOSE - EMPTY CUP
Orchid, tree bar, mushroom and  black berry
MOUTH - FINISH
dry to sweet
EYES - WET LEAF
Auburn and khaki green leaves.
BODY SENSATION
Strong and impressive.
SEASON
Spring 2009
CULTIVAR
Ancient tea tree Da Ye Zhong
ORIGIN
Banzhan Yunnan, China
PICKING & PROCESSING
Bud and up to three leaves
ELEVATION
750
 
P.S.If you want to have tea ceremony and to know how to brew this tea or store the tea cake with the right way, please contact us. We would love to come over and tell the whole story to you.