2014 Yunnan Sourcing Ku Zhu Shan

A Pu'erh Tea from

Rating

81 / 100

Calculated from 5 Ratings
Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Bamboo, Bitter, Broth, Butter, Chicken Soup, Cinnamon, Cream, Drying, Floral, Fruity, Hazelnut, Lemongrass, Parsley, Petrichor, Tart, Thick, Umami, Walnut, Wood, Nutty, Sweet, Berry, Curry Leaf, Sage, Vegetal, Hay, Mineral, Mint, Tobacco, Straw, Wet Moss, Wet Wood, Honey, Plum, Stonefruit
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Typical Preparation
Use 5 oz / 138 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 7 g of tea
Steep for 0 min, 15 sec
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9 Tasting Notes View all

“I recently acquired a few pu-erh cakes from boychik, and this is one of them. I didn’t sample it, but given the description of the tea and my experience with YS and similar teas, I was pretty sure...” Read full tasting note
“Letting this one air out for a few weeks in between sessions has definitely allowed its unique attributes shine through. The brewed leaves have a wonderful caramelized brown sugar sweet aroma....” Read full tasting note
“Got this one out after forgetting to post a note about it a while back. Worthy of a re-do. I got 10 grams out to start this one out with. I am brewing this up in a new Gawain I got at a good price...” Read full tasting note
“This is emerging as one of my favorites from my recent sample haul—deserving of a cake purchase. It has some sweetness but it’s definitely a bass rather than a treble tea, most notably in the...” Read full tasting note

Description

Ku Zhu Mountain is near Wenshan village about 7 kilometers southeast of Jing Gu town in Pu’er prefecture (previoiusly known as Simao).

Ku Zhu mountain tea is strong and is much more bitter than their sweeter Yang Ta (another Jing Gu area) counterpart. The taste is something a marriage between Jing Gu and Mengku teas, but entirely unique. From 100+ year old tea trees growing naturally. A premium wild arbor tea with excellent aging possibilities!

400 grams per cake, 7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong

early April harvest (only 70 kilograms produced)

This tea has been tested in a certified laboratory and has passed the MRL limits for pesticide residues as established by the EU Food and Safety commission. For more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission

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