Shu Puer «Lao Chahu» («Old teapot») from Burmese raw materials harvest 2017.
357 g teacake of pressed twisted leaves with thin cuttings and tips. The aroma is intensive, nutty, with a dried fruit accent. The infusion is dark, reddish-brown.
The bouquet of the ready-made tea is mature, nutty-and-woody, with notes dried fruits, rustic bread and spicy herbs. The aroma is deep and warm, nutty-and-woody. The taste is rich and mild, velvety, sweetish, with a slight woody tartness and fruity sourness.
Brew tea with hot water (95°C) in a gaiwan or a teapot made of porous clay. The proportion is 6-8 g per 100 ml. The time of the first steeping is about 5-7 seconds. After that do short steeps (just for 1 second) increasing steeping time for each subsequent step, if necessary. You can steep the tea up to 8-9 times.
Shu Puer «Lao Chahu» is a good choice for daily tea breaks: rich and mild taste, warming and soft tonic effect.