2022 'A Flash And Then The Quiet' Raw Pu-erh Tea
This raw puerh tea is an experimental production we’ve been planning for years. It's focussed on potency and utilises materials from lesser frequented parts Yunnan's tea forests, safe from prying eyes, and recognition by name (and the associated pricing).
When brewed, this tea reveals a slight funkiness in its initial aroma, which rounds out into a smooth, juicy bitterness on the tongue, delivered with plenty of oily texture and sticky fragrance. This is a durable, bitter forward tea that delivers a dynamic experience across successive steeps; an ever-fabled ‘unicorn’ of high-quality but disproportionately affordable materials.
In short, a tea only made possible by some long-term thinking and optimistic investment from years past.
2022 tea material produced in Yunnan, China.
200g per compressed cake, with five cakes in each traditionally wrapped bamboo tong. 25g samples are cut/broken from 200g 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.