Stone-pressed
Instead of compact machine compression, this tea cake is loosely stone-pressed. This results in minimal damage to the tea leaves and allows the cake to age faster and age more uniformly. A loosely pressed tea cake is also easier to pry relative to very tightly compressed cakes.
Double-wrapped
While regular pu erh is packed in a single wrapper, our tea cake is double wrapped. The outside paper wrapper is extra thick to protect the cake against excessive humidity and unpleasant odours, while the inner wrapper will further help regulate humidity and allow the cake to breath and optimally age. When you order 5 cakes it will be shipped as 1 tong (wrapped in bamboo leaves).
Cha Qi
Our Ba Nuo ancient tea also offers incredible tea energy (cha qi). Take your time to enjoy this tea, and it may warm your body and elevate your mind into a state of zen.
6 Grams, 15 steeps
With 6 grams of tea per session, you’ll be able to get 15 steeps in a 150ml gaiwan, and enjoy over 2 litres of tea.
Steeping Instructions
This is a very forgiving raw pu erh tea, when it comes to the steeping temperature. It will taste great when steeped anywhere between 85 to 100ºC (185 – 212ºF). At lower temperatures, you’ll enjoy a softer and more creamy taste and notice the subtle nuances in the honey and flowery aroma. At higher temperatures, the taste will be more robust and the texture will be thicker.
For your first session we recommend you to steep 6 grams of tea leaves at 95ºC (200ºF), with the following steeping times:
- 1-4th steep: 10 seconds
- 5-6th steep: 15 seconds
- 7-8th steep: 20 seconds
- 9-10th steep: 30 seconds
- 11-12th steep: 40 seconds
- 13-15th steep: 60 seconds
After your first session, you may experiment with different temperatures and steeping times as according to personal taste.
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