2014 Gong Ting Shu Cake

Regular Price $15.00 Special Price $13.50

Sourced By the Dongsa Cooperative

The Zhenyuan Dongsa Cooperative was established to be a steward to the oldest tea forest in the world, finishing every leaf using hand processing and traditional techniques.

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savory

100

tatami
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floral

65

spearmint
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spice

45

semolina bread
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fruit

45

juniper
Tasting Profile
- savory - tatami
- floral - spearmint
- spice - semolina bread
- fruit - juniper

- DATE OF PICKINGMarch 2014
- Qianjiazhai Mt. Ailao
- ELEVATION1900
- V. AssamicaTea Varietal
Master Zhou and his students in the Qianjiazhai Dongsa Cooperative hand-carved a 100g cake stone mold for their collaboration with Verdant and selected a beautiful 2014 looseleaf Gong Ting harvest to hand-press. This Gong Ting cake is made from only small buds picked from trees around one hundred years of age in the early spring before Qingming festival. This tea was allowed to age loose for two years, giving it a sweet and extremely clean profile. The bud material yields a thick rich mouthfeel.

'This Spring, we were lucky to return to Qianjiazhai to meet more of the talented people behind Qianjiazhai’s old tree pu’er and black tea. Through the cooperative, these families and individuals can work together the share resources and knowledge, teaching and learning from each other while protecting and acting as stewards over tea trees in the oldest tea forest in the world'

4

6-8

205

30 seconds

15-30
4

6

205

10 seconds

10-30
4

12

room temp

8 hours

Steeping Instructions

Western
4 g.6-8
oz.use 205° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15-30 sec. each infusion

Gongfu
4 g.6 ozuse 205° watersteep 10 seconds
add 10-30 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepings

Iced/Cold
4 g.12
oz. use room temp.° water refrigerate overnight
8 hours hours add ice & enjoy