Soft Power 2026 Spring Laomane Huangpian
Price range: $4.00 through $82.00
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Description
Made from the huangpian (large yellow leaves sorted from our Laomane sheng pickings), this tea serves as a gentle entry point into this year’s Laomane lineup. A genuinely enjoyable tea in its own right, this is more than a consolation prize for the bitterness-averse.
Notable Laomane character is still present: some pleasant bitterness, great fragrance, and a mineral finish that sets it apart from huangpian from softer regions. With some of the edges rounded off, the sweetness becomes more prominent, and the overall experience considerably more approachable than its siblings.
For those curious about Laomane but not ready to go all in, this is an excellent way to start. For those already committed to the rest of the LME lineup, it makes for an interesting comparison, not to mention performs equally well brewed gongfu, western style, or boiled.
$0.08-0.16/gram
Picking Period: Late March/Early April
Region: Laomane, Yunnan
One of the five villages that make up the Banzhang villages, Laomane separates itself from the domineering and renowned Laobanzhang, with a more noticeable kuwei (pleasant bitterness).
Even though the region has both bitter and “sweet” varietal tea trees, both can be considered firmly on the bitter side of the tea scale, and in most cases are picked together to give a more complete overview of the land. The only time bitter trees are picked separate are for commissions, some gushu, or single tree pickings (danzhu).
When blended with tea from some of the other villages, like Banpen, Laomane also plays a key role in dialing in a “Laobanzhang” flavour.
We spent considerable time in Laomane this year, not just drinking tea, but taking part in the local Bulang New Year celebration as well (泼水节). As a result, we came away with a healthy selection of teas from the region that span several processing styles. Laomane teas are unique regardless of how they’re processed, which makes comparisons between these even more captivating.
For a direct comparison of the same material in various forms and deeper dive into all things Laomane, we highly recommend picking up a set that includes our sheng, shou, white and black teas, all in a convenient one-click package.
And for a comparison between tree age and varietal, we recommend comparing this tea with our Bitter End Pro Gushu and 3X Selected Trees (bitter varietal).
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