Tea

This is the "Myanmar Wife" pu'er served at the Huntington workshop. Each quantity is for 25 grams of tea.

Sold in 25g increments only. Seven Sons Pu'er (7543) from Menghai factory.

Want to taste a really old Pu'er? This tea has been dry stored since 2003 in my hands. It has a slight rice soup taste, red dates, with a ridiculously sweet aftertaste. It's smooth and silky like a fleece sleeping bag. It's not incredibly viscous, but everything else makes up for it. Limited quantities, as expected.

This tea is from the Da Ping Zhang region of Jingmai, (100g)  full of old trees growing very slowly, picked in the first spring harvest. So smooth and floral and crisp after tasting this I had to stop drinking tea and switch to water. The floral bits will start to fade in the first few years but it's so complex you can drink this now when it's young or save it for several years and lord it over your friends.

So young and yet already so floral and thick, due to its source of arbor trees. It has an incredible finish and long sweet aftertaste that is surprising for teas of this vintage. (100g).

Brewing tips: Rinse 5 grams tea for a few seconds with water (90°C / 190°F), and discard the rinse, then add more water to brew, and after 5 to 10 seconds pour the tea into a separate cup to drink. By pouring off the tea you can reuse the leaves for subsequent rounds, by adding more water and gradually increasing the steeping time.