Qianjiazhai 2014 Shu Brick
Qianjiazhai 2014 Shu Brick
Crafted by the Dongsa Cooperative
- truesavory90molassestruefruit80junipertruespice65tatami, nutmeg, birch
Tasting Profile
- savory - molasses
- fruit - juniper
- spice - tatami, nutmeg, birch
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2014
- QianjiazhaiMt. Ailao, Yunnan
- ELEVATION1900
- V. AssamicaTea Varietal
Master Zhou works with his students in the Qianjiazhai Dongsa Cooperative to start introducing shu pu’er fermentation and crafting techniques more widely across the mountain. This stunningly clean, rich and foresty example is crafted from pre-Qingming harvest maocha picked from one hundred to five hundred year trees, and wrapped in bamboo leaf cut fresh from the native bamboo growing across the mountainside. After only two years of aging, it displays the clean rich complexity normally only seen on shu pu’er a decade old or older.
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2014
'For Chinese New Year, Wang Yanxin resolved to go through her entire collection and pick out teas to release after years of aging. She is offering this tea at the same price she acquired it for, adding markup for neither age nor storage. This makes this tea a fantastic deal. Her early support in the founding years of Longyuanhao make her invested in the workshop's success like she is in her very own Yu Lu Yan Cha.'
- 4821260 seconds30-404521220 seconds10-15412room temp8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.8
oz.use 212° watersteep 60 secondsresteep many times
add 30-40 sec. each infusionGongfu
4 g.5 ozuse 212° watersteep 20 seconds
add 10-15 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
4 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy