Emperor Pu Erh 1998 Vintage
£12.00 – £36.00
Like a wise old zen monk, this is a mellow vintaged tea from Yunnan, skillfully fermented and with earthy, digestive qualities and a robust, malty aroma.
Red Teas: Ripened Pu Erhs & Others
Brewing Guide
4 to 5 grams
In a 180 ml tea pot
95°C - 98°C
10 to 20 seconds per infusion
Description
This 1998 vintage Emperor Pu Erh was crafted first in the cool, high mountains of Yunnan and then vintaged in Guangzhou whose humidity accounts for the tea’s lovely, thick, smooth quality.
An Emperor grade Pu Erh is finished as ‘shou’ or ‘ripened’ tea, a process that closely replicates the revered qualities of slowly, gradually aged ‘sheng’ or green Pu Erh.
Pu Erh is a vintaged, fermented tea, of high value. In fact it was used as a currency nearly 2000 years ago and considered a worthy gift for an emperor. Only fine young leaves were thought worthy for these imperial ‘tributary teas’.
The base green tea leaf is oxidised before being encouraged to ferment, making for a robust, malty taste, an earthy aroma like wet autumn woodland, and typically a dark sienna hue.
OXIDATION:
STRENGTH:
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Full-Bodied
Smooth
Settling
Roasty Malt
Warming
Vintage
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