2023 Pu'er Shengpu, Wild Forest Stone-pressed cake

Harvest 2023 is possibly one of our most fragrant productions so far, and this stone-pressed cake from our wild forest in Nannuo mountain is the best example of the complex ecosystem of our land, where tea trees live together with fruit trees, always shaded by their canopy.

This drier season translates into a great sweetness, made even more special by the difficult handling of a raw material with lower moisture content.
After travelling overseas and resting for a few days, these young leaves developed a surprising maturity of flavours, that reveals the youth of the harvest only in the aftertaste, when a fresh hue of buds fills the palate.

This cake has a surprising qi, unexpected in young wild forest tea leaves, and promises a great evolution of flavours and the sweetest maturity in future years.

Altitude: 1800 meters
Origin: Nannuo 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.