2023 Pu'er Shengpu, Ancient Trees Stone-pressed cake

At every new harvest, our Ancient Trees manage to surprise us with flavors we had never experienced before. Harvest 2023 is no less remarkable: despite the drier season, this cake has a unexpected maturity of flavors, and does not generate any astringency.

The lack of rainfall always tests the ability of our tea master and especially his shaqing skills, as a lower degree of internal moisture in the leaf may lead to burned spots. The enveloping sweetness of the very first brews proves these delicate leaves weren't harmed by the scorching coal fire of the wok, and the familiar vegetal taste of the subsequent brews assures that natural fermentation will further stimulate their complexity in future years.

This cake bears the story of our centuries-old tea trees, and their ability to translate climate into taste: together with a great sweetness, similar to that of another dry harvest, 2020, a floral bouquet emerges, and a delicate fresh hue lasts in the palate: in its subtleness, in its complexity just hinted in the aftertaste, we find an elegant Sheng pu, that leaves us wondering about which surprises its future maturity will reserve us.

Plantation altitude: 1850 meters
Origin: Lunan Mountain, Xishuangbanna, Southwest Yunnan
Production date: 26 March 2023. Farmed, harvested and processed by Eastern Leaves
Storage: the leaves can be stored in their original package or in ceramic vases. Avoid heat, light, and moisture.

Infusion Parameters

EASTERN BREWING
Quantity: 1 gr. of tea every 30 ml of water
Rinse: before starting the infusion, rinse the leaves with a very fast washing in order to let them rehydrate and release a more intense brew. Gently cover the leaves with boiling water and pour it after a few seconds.
Brewing time: Begin with a 10-15 second brew. Increase with each successive brew as needed.
Water temperature: 100° C
Number of brews: 10-12

WESTERN BREWING
Quantity: 1 gr. of tea every 100 ml of water
Brewing time: 2-3 minutes
Water temperature: 100° C

COLD BREW
Quantity: 1 gr. of tea every 100 ml of water
Brewing: put the tea leaves in room temperature water and steep for 6-7 hours. Filter the liquor and drink within 24 hours.