Simple Joy. This super smooth, non pretentious Pu Er has strong notes of brown sugar and a long lasting mouthfeel. Being hard to over-steep (at least harder than similar teas) and heart warming, it is is an easy drinking choice in the PNW's still chilly but sunnier afternoons.
Harvest Year: 2018
Cake Dimensions: 357g
Type: ripe (熟普洱)
Leaves: Menghai valley big (not ancient) tree mix
Packing: double-layer cotton paper
Lu Zhi Ming (盧志明, on the left of this picture)is an old friend who created the multiple award winning company, 颠茶. Extremely knowledgeable, very generous (with time and tea), he spends many months every year in tea mountains, sharing food and drinks with growers and taking pictures of Yunnan's flowers and blue skies.