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Special Grade Bingdao 2012 Sheng

Special Grade Bingdao 2012 Sheng

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High-End offering
from famous Bingdao
wild arbor cake pressed from young spring buds and aged for over a decade to bring out notes of ginger, camphor, fresh bread and lilac with a rocky cooling aftertaste.
2012 ♦ Sheng Pu'er
High-End offering
from famous Bingdao
wild arbor cake pressed from young spring buds and aged for over a decade to bring out notes of ginger, camphor, fresh bread and lilac with a rocky cooling aftertaste.
2012 ♦ Sheng Pu'er
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Sourced by Wang Yanxin

Small farmers and micro-workshops across Yunnan are often denied the chance to show off their incredible work, overshadowed by big labels. Wang Yanxin believes in small producers, helping them reach a wide audience without big brand labels.
 
The result is pristine, hand-finished tea, aged offerings and regional collaborations that inspire new styles. Wang Yanxin has devoted her career and formidable palate to these collaborations, searching far and wide for the very best.
    • DATE OF PICKING2012
    • BingdaoYunnan Province
    • ELEVATIONMixed Elevations
    • Da Ye ZhongTea Varietal

    Wang Yanxin almost never features pu’er from one of the big workshops like this Mengku pressing, but finding decade plus aged true Bingdao sheng pu’er is rare since Bingdao only recently became so wildly famous, and the 2009-2014 era was a “depression” in the pu’er industry where less new cakes were being pressed. She was able to get her hands on this reserve offering in a low market and hold onto it for a decade to offer now. The wild arbor leaf material and high bud ratio gives this tea a wonderfully rocky mineral-laden texture and Bingdao’s iconic cooling aftertaste.

  • true
    85
    ginger, camphor
    true
    50
    mango
    true
    60
    fresh bread loaf
    true
    70
    lilac
    true
    65
    watercress
    true
    rocky, cooling

    Tasting Profile

    • spice - ginger, camphor
    • fruit - mango
    • savory - fresh bread loaf
    • floral - lilac
    • vegetal - watercress
    • texture - rocky, cooling


Wang Yanxin also recommends:

  • 'Most pu’er does become more complex over time. Astringency mellows out, darker and richer flavors come through. Textural complexities become more pronounced. Starting with an intriguing young pu’er of high quality with lots of textures and flavors at play will increase your chances of graceful aging.'

  • 4
    8
    212
    60 seconds
    30-40
    4
    5
    212
    20 seconds
    10-15
    4
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    4 g.8
    oz.
    use 212° watersteep 60 secondsresteep many times
    add 30-40 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    4 g.5 ozuse 212° watersteep 20 seconds
    add 10-15 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

    4 g.12
    oz.
    use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
    8 hours
    add ice & enjoy

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