“Gongfu Sipdown (1616)! From the rinse, this sheng has a fleeting sweetness in the top notes before taking a hard turn into a pleasantly biting floral body flavour. The finish is a bit more brothy...” Read full tasting note
“I don’t have much to add to this one after today’s session, besides the fact that the flavours now seem well integrated and it is as good as the 2018 version when that one was two years old.” Read full tasting note
Entirely Old Arbor tea from the Spring 2020 Harvest from He Tao Di Village in Jinggu County of Simao. He Tao Di (lit. Walnut Grove) Village is a tiny village (with just 11 households in total) that is located south-east of Jinggu town in a remote roadless area. 2 of the families are engaged in tea production and have been for several generations. The remainder of the villagers tend walnut groves.
The “He Tao Di Village” tea trees range in age from 40 to 200 years old growing at an altitude of about 1650 meters. The trees are pure assamica varietal (大叶种), with leaves that are large and stout, and have a deep olive-green color. This tea will brew up a perfectly balanced thick and pungent brew. Bitter, sweet, umami, honey, brine and orchid essence can be found in this wonderful tea.
Net Weight: 357 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)
Harvest time: April 2020
Harvest Area: He Tao Di Village, Jinggu County of Simao Prefecture (Yunnan Province)
Total Production amount: 112 cakes (40 kilograms)
Wrapper Illustration by Luis Merzdorf
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