Bitterleaf Reserve – WMD 2016 Mansa Raw Puer
$158.00
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Description
The big one. This is our only Reserve tea where you can go back and try the same material from 2025 and 2021, if you have it.
Finding this in April of 2016 was a moment of joy for us. From the first session it was apparent this tea had serious energy, which was confirmed by those who purchased this initial pressing – all of which sold out within 6 months.
At the time, this land had only started to be harvested again for about 3 years after having been abandoned for a large part of the last century.
A decade later, this tea still delivers on the energy front, which is warm and calming. It has mellowed out a bit as expected, with some middle-aged qualities and a smooth sweetness. However, there is still plenty of power and a slight aggressive quality. This tea builds momentum even as it approaches steeps 8-10, all the while with a great huigan.
Our only regret is not buying more.
Availability: 1 x 100g cake
Our Reserve teas consist of our very earliest puer pressings and releases, ranging from a minimum of 10 years up to 20 years in age.
Availability is limited, with only 1 or 2 cakes available in some cases. If you ever lamented letting one of these slip by, then this is your last chance to pick it up (with an extra decade of age on it).
Each of these teas has remained in dry storage conditions in Kunming since day 1. This style of storage yields slower development than more humid regions, however, “dry” is largely used relative to more traditional storage locations (eg: Hong Kong, Guangdong, Malaysia, etc). With humidity in our primary storage ranging from 55-75% (depending on season), it’s not exactly a desert.
For our taste, this storage strikes a good balance between development into a smoother/sweeter tea, safety in terms of mold risks, and retaining the tea’s original character.
Upon receiving these cakes, we recommend letting them adjust after travel and reaching a new environment by “waking them up”. This can be done by storing them in a clay jar (Jianshui clay is often suitable) for 2 weeks or so, and/or introducing stable humidity with the use of a Boveda pack (no more than 72%).
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| Weight | 100 g |
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