2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Meng Song" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake Region_Shandong The 2005 production and this

The 2005 production and this one are the same recipe

Wrapper design by Marichka Turanska

This is one of the more smooth and aromatic of the Yi Wu area teas

but once brought together the bitterness is less intense

The tea itself is burly and largish attesting to it's originating from mature tea trees (not plantation tea)

2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Meng Song" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake Region_Shandong The 2005 production and thisThis ripe cake is pressed a from a wet pile batch done entirely from Meng Song area (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2018 and wet piled in late 2018! Meng Song ripe tea has a very potent cha qi, with a thick tea soup, dark chocolate like bitterness and fruity sweetness. Pure Meng Song ripe tea is relatively rare. It has a unique bitter sweet character with a fast hui gan and a touch of licorice sweet after taste. For those of you who purchase