TSNG064 - Weidong Qiaomu Shengcha 2016

Product detailed description

Overview
An aged sheng puer from Weidong village (卫东) at Bulang Tea Mountain (布朗), which was produced in Spring 2016. The text refers to the Weidong village, which separated from Laobanzhang village (老班章), one of the most famous tea villages in Bulang Tea Mountain. The tea leaves were collected from mix of mature tea tree leaves (huncai 混采) across Weidong tea gardens. The tea was generously provided by Liang, a certified tea master (2013, Shenzhen), senior tea mentor and lecturer at Xishuangbanna Jinlanling Vocational Training School (西双版纳金蓝领职业培训学校) since 2019 who source her teas across twelve tea mountains within Xishuangbanna.

During our work trip to Xishuangbanna at the beginning of 2025, we spent quite a lot of time tasting, testing and consulting various aspects of local teas. Additionally, we conducted several interviews with her and discussed contemporary trends in Xishuangbanna tea industry. This tea has sparkling ochre-golden color and a distinctive smoky fragrance. While we were drinking at Liang's tea house, we liked its creamy-woody flavor and bitter-sweet musky aftertaste, a characteristic taste from the Laobanzhang area and one of the reasons why this region is so in demand.

Tea profile (akt. 23-04-2025)

• Aroma: Delicate smoky fragrance with sweet honey tones
• Colour: The tea changes between transparent yellow-ochre tones to vibrant golden shades
• Body: Thick and rough
• Taste: Smoked skin (smoked bacon and sturdy leather gloves), dry hay and citrusy lemonade with sweet undertones of cream and musk
• Aftertaste: Pronounced sweetness, a pleasant mouthwatering effect, and a lingering honey-hay imprint in the tea cup