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Dao Sheng Gen Organic Qiao Mu Sheng

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Twenty year standout
Wild arbor sheng
One of Wang Yanxin’s favorites from all her years working across Yunnan, releasing just 20 cakes from her collection. Notes of sandalwood, spearmint, pine, apricot blossoms and almond brittle with a mouth-watering, electrifying aftertaste.
2005 ♦ Sheng Pu'er
Twenty year standout
Wild arbor sheng
One of Wang Yanxin’s favorites from all her years working across Yunnan, releasing just 20 cakes from her collection. Notes of sandalwood, spearmint, pine, apricot blossoms and almond brittle with a mouth-watering, electrifying aftertaste.
2005 ♦ 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 PICKING2005
    • Blended ProvinceYunnan Province
    • ELEVATIONMixed Elevations
    • Da Ye ZhongTea Varietal

    Note: this special release was originally packaged in multiple colors for collectors. You may receive any of the color wrappers pictured, but all of the tea is from the same pressing.

    This special rare release is one of Wang Yanxin’s favorite cakes that she has aged in the last twenty years. She managed to acquire this 2005 cake just a few years after it was pressed, and kept it protected and climate-controlled for twenty years because she loved it so much when it was made that she wanted to be sure to see it build up the depth and power it deserved. Now in 2025, she has decided to keep just a few cakes for herself and send us the rest to share. While it is hard not to keep it all ourselves, this tea is too good not to share. The wild arbor old tree foraged leaves and buds have taken on a mouth-watering, electrifying cooling sweet aftertaste and texture with notes of sandalwood, spearmint, pine, apricot blossoms and almond brittle.

  • true
    100
    sandalwood, spearmint, pine
    true
    75
    almond brittle
    true
    70
    dried longan (dragon eye)
    true
    60
    apricot blossoms
    false
    true
    mouthwateringly sweet, powerful, cooling

    Tasting Profile

    • spice - sandalwood, spearmint, pine
    • savory - almond brittle
    • fruit - dried longan (dragon eye)
    • floral - apricot blossoms
    • texture - mouthwateringly sweet, powerful, 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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