Menghai Banzhang Cha Ye 2007 You Ji Sheng Tai Shu Zhuan (Shu Pu'er)

General

Menghai Banzhang Cha Ye is a fairly large industrial pu'er tea producer located, as its name suggests, in the Menghai district of Xishuangbanna prefecture. The factory specializes in tea from the Menghai region.

Shu pu'er is the second main type of pu'er tea, alongside naturally aged sheng pu'er. The Shu pu'er production process was invented in the 1970s to create a tea that could mimic the taste of naturally aged sheng pu'er in a shorter time. Before the leaves are pressed into cakes, they are spread out on the factory floor in large piles, which are watered and covered with cloths. This pile-up step accelerates biochemical and microbiological changes in the leaves, and the leaves are practically composted. The brewing phase can last from several weeks to months. Shu pu'er is available in many different forms, such as pressed cakes and loose leaves.

This tea

The name of this 2007 shu pu'er is You Ji Sheng Tai Shu Zhuan, which means Organic Wild-Grown Shu Brick. The tea has a Chinese organic certification, which does not correspond to EU organic. The tea comes in the form of a 250g brick and has a somewhat explosive character typical of the Menghai region. In addition to the 250g brick, we offer this tea in 50g bags.

Taste

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Infusion

Detach the leaves from the pressed tea with a sharp tool for brewing. You can use a kitchen knife, for example. The spike-like shape works best, as it breaks the leaves less. Pu'er tea is infused with boiled water. You need about 4-6 grams of leaves, which is a generous tablespoon of loose tea. The tea leaves are rinsed first. Hot water is poured over the tea leaves and allowed to brew for about 10 seconds. This rinsing water is poured off. This rinsing helps to make the tea clear and reduces the stronger fermentation taste and smell on the surface of the leaves. The tea can be infused using the so-called gongfu technique, using a teapot of less than 300ml and brewing the leaves several times. In this case, the length of the brews should be about 30-60 seconds. The number of leaves can also be increased, which reduces the brewing time to 10-20 seconds. If you have a larger teapot or only want to brew one time, the brewing time should be 3-5 minutes. Adjust the amount of leaves to achieve the desired strength.