2023 'Macroscope' Raw Puerh Tea
The 2023 spring conditions in Yunnan were atypically dry, resulting in a vastly reduced volume of tea production.
'Macroscope' is perhaps our best expression of these unseasonably dry conditions; it's strained and powerful, almost as though it has been distilled. Thick, resinous, and oily in the mouth, with a hard-hitting fragrance and mouth-coating sweetness — everything that raw puerh is about.
The materials used here are all from old-growth trees nestled in pockets of forest, protected from the harsh sun, and with their own groundwater sources to draw from with far-reaching roots. If you’re a fan of our previous productions at this price point, we’d recommend hitting this one as hard as you can.
While there are benefits to dry weather, all things come with a cost. In this case, it meant reduced volumes of available tea; or in other words, we would've made a lot more of this tea if it were possible. At its best, blending tea materials is a way to make a tea that's greater than the sum of its parts. In this case, we made a banger (if we do say so ourselves).
Wrapper artwork by ERODUCTIONS.
Pictures by Pingle Pictures.
2023 tea material produced in Yunnan, China.
200g per compressed cake, with 5 cakes per traditionally wrapped bamboo tong. 25g samples are cut or broken from the cakes and sealed into bags.
All orders are shipped from our HQ in Melbourne within 1-2 business days, using Australia Post.
Australia: $9.95 AUD flat-rate standard shipping, free above $75 AUD. $14.95 AUD flat-rate express shipping, free above $100 AUD.
New Zealand: $20 AUD flat-rate, free above $90 AUD.
Asia: $25 AUD flat-rate, free above $150 AUD.
North America: $30 AUD flat-rate, free above $150 AUD.
Europe: $35 AUD flat-rate, free above $150 AUD.Use boiling water (100C).
We recommend using approx 1g of tea per 15ml of water for gongfu-style brewing in a teapot or gaiwan. Rinse the leaves once and then brew as usual. You can re-steep the leaves several times until there's no flavour left.
For Western-style brewing in a larger teapot, use approx 5g tea per 100ml of water. You can re-brew the leaves a few times.
To brew direct in a mug, use 1-2g of tea in the bottom of the cup, fill to top with boiling water, and drink once cool. Re-fill the cup with more water when you've drunk 1/3rd of the tea. Repeat until there's no more flavour left.
All of our teas are suitable for long-term storage and ageing.
Keep your tea away from sunlight and strong smells, and somewhere with stable climate conditions.
You can keep it sealed inside the re-usable bag the tea comes in, or another non-porous container.