2024 Spring Tea Field Report & Sale

2024 Spring Tea Field Report & Sale

Greetings from sunny Yunnan.
 
Fresh growth budding on old forest trees, April 3rd.
We’ve been in China for just over 5 weeks now and the main part of the spring tea season is well and truly over now. 
 
The drier than usual conditions have once again resulted in lower than normal production volumes of tea across the board. This year’s early spring season came to a close sometime around the middle of the month just after Poshuijie (the water splashing festival). Recent bouts of heavy rain and lightning storms marked the beginning of the pre-summer, but we’re yet to see the true face of the rainy season. 
Like last year, many of this year’s teas have a unique quality and strained intensity to them — owing to the drier than usual conditions. Once again there’s a distilled sweetness and strength to the teas that have come from older trees with more established roots, or trees growing in proximity to rivers. We’ll be bringing back old reliables, new teas, new wares, more raws (of course) and hopefully a few surprises in the mix too — conditions allowing. While our hunt for more teas and wares is not quite over yet (is it ever?), we’re looking forward to sharing what we’ve been making with you all in the coming months. 
For now, we’re still here overseeing the pressing and wrapping of several productions* and preparing for phase 2 of the hunt.
And in case you were wondering — yes, we’re making many more ripes and mini cakes. 
*and eating our weight in rare tropical fruit. 
Storage room in a tea production factory
Scenes from a tea factory a few days ago.
 
It's also time for a spring sale—huge discounts of 0% across the board on all products!
 
But, we’ll add in extra, freebies, minis, and stickers, proportionate to the value of your order.
 
And of course, we’ve got free standard shipping for all orders in Australia above $40 AUD, New Zealand above $65 NZD, and the rest of the world above $90 AUD (~$60 USD / €55 EUR)
 
FREELUNCH
 
The sale ends Monday 6th of May, 23:59PM AEST.
 
Please allow us a little extra time for us to pack and ship your order compared to normal, as the increased volume of packages is once again being bravely weathered by one heroic team member back in Melbourne.
 
Once your order is packed and on the way, you’ll receive an email with the tracking number automatically.
 
That's all for now,
 
KUURA

Further Reading

  1. Read more: How To Store And Age Pu-erh Tea
    How To Store And Age Pu-erh Tea

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    One of the main appeals of pu-erh tea is its ability to transform with age. This is highly dependent on the storage conditions, which this article aims to explain.

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  2. Read more: How Pu-erh Tea is Made - Part 2
    Pu-erh tea cakes being compressed in a hydraulic press

    How Pu-erh Tea is Made - Part 2

    Turning fresh leaves from a tea tree into a drinkable pu-erh cake involves many labour-intensive steps that need to be executed skilfully and under...
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  3. Read more: How Pu-erh Tea is Made - Part 1
    How Pu-erh Tea is Made - Part 1

    How Pu-erh Tea is Made - Part 1

    Turning fresh leaves from a tea tree into a drinkable pu-erh cake involves many labour-intensive processing steps that need to be executed skilfully and under time pressure. This article outlines the steps involved in 'rough processing'—turning the tea into maocha.
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