WAO TEA

New Earth Shu Pu'er 普洱茶

$28.00
  • New Earth Shu Pu'er 普洱茶

WAO TEA

New Earth Shu Pu'er 普洱茶

$28.00

Organic laoshu (ripe old tree) pu’er tea, harvested early spring in Yunnan, at ~1,200 - 1,300 meters in the mountains of Menghai. 

An invitation for introspection, meditation, absorption, presence. 

The trees from which this tea is crafted are growing in a tropical monsoon environment, with undulating mountains, rich fertile soil, humidity and abundant rainfall. The trees are the large-leaf variety of the Camellia sinensis plant, known as Da Ye Zhong (大叶种. These are the most ancient tea trees in the world. To craft the tea following harvest, it undergoes procedures such as sun-drying, rolling, fermentation and pressing.

The tea is crafted in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. This region is home of the most ancient tea trees in the world, and this energy can be felt in the humbling experience of this tea.

Process Hand picked, fried, rolled, sun dried, wet piling fermentation. 

Brewing guide
Teaware Yixing pot, Zhong, Gaiwan or Western Style Teapot
Tea pot 250 ml water · 95 °C · 2 tsp tea · 3 min infusion
Gong Fu 100 ml water · 95 °C · 2 tsp tea 
Multiple Infusions: (1) Rinse/discard · (2) 20 sec · (3) 15 sec · (4) 30 sec + 10 sec every additional infusions.

Quantity of tea per bag 50g
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Organic laoshu (ripe old tree) pu’er tea, harvested early spring in Yunnan, at ~1,200 - 1,300 meters in the mountains of Menghai. 

An invitation for introspection, meditation, absorption, presence. 

The trees from which this tea is crafted are growing in a tropical monsoon environment, with undulating mountains, rich fertile soil, humidity and abundant rainfall. The trees are the large-leaf variety of the Camellia sinensis plant, known as Da Ye Zhong (大叶种. These are the most ancient tea trees in the world. To craft the tea following harvest, it undergoes procedures such as sun-drying, rolling, fermentation and pressing.

The tea is crafted in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. This region is home of the most ancient tea trees in the world, and this energy can be felt in the humbling experience of this tea.

Process Hand picked, fried, rolled, sun dried, wet piling fermentation. 

Brewing guide
Teaware Yixing pot, Zhong, Gaiwan or Western Style Teapot
Tea pot 250 ml water · 95 °C · 2 tsp tea · 3 min infusion
Gong Fu 100 ml water · 95 °C · 2 tsp tea 
Multiple Infusions: (1) Rinse/discard · (2) 20 sec · (3) 15 sec · (4) 30 sec + 10 sec every additional infusions.

Quantity of tea per bag 50g