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Yan Zi Tou 2009 Sheng Pu'er

Yan Zi Tou 2009 Sheng Pu'er

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Fifteen year aged
Stone Pressed Sheng Pu’er
Reserve-level cake from Yan Zi Tou shows off tingling silky texture and cooling aftertaste of high-level sheng. Notes of green apple, almond, marigold, snap pea, and cedarwood.
2009 ♦ Sheng Pu'er
Fifteen year aged
Stone Pressed Sheng Pu’er
Reserve-level cake from Yan Zi Tou shows off tingling silky texture and cooling aftertaste of high-level sheng. Notes of green apple, almond, marigold, snap pea, and cedarwood.
2009 ♦ 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 PICKING2009
    • Blended ProvinceYunnan Province
    • ELEVATIONMixed Elevations
    • Da Ye ZhongTea Varietal

    This decade and a half aged pu’er cake from small workshop Yan Zi Tou was pressed as a reserve-level high-end cake made primarily of bud material from old tea trees. Traditional stone molds were used for old-school weighted pressing- meaning loose and even compression for better long term aging. All the attention to detail back in 2009 is paying off now with beautiful notes of green apple, almond, marigold, snap pea, and cedarwood with a silky sweet tingling and cooling texture.

  • true
    70
    grape, green apple
    true
    70
    cedar wood
    true
    85
    toasted marshmallow, almond
    true
    70
    marigold
    true
    70
    snap pea
    true
    silky, sweet, tingling

    Tasting Profile

    • fruit - grape, green apple
    • spice - cedar wood
    • savory - toasted marshmallow, almond
    • floral - marigold
    • vegetal - snap pea
    • texture - silky, sweet, tingling


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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