{"product_id":"spring-2012-lao-man-e-shengtai","title":"Spring 2012 Lao Man E Shengtai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural tea gardens from Lao Man E village, Bulang Shan, Menghai\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAged in Pu'er City, dry storage, controlled environment\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bite of a classic Bulang tea with a twist on the fragrance\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cake was carefully aged in Pu'er City, with controlled humidity (not above 70%). The tea was stored in large quantity in the tea shop of my friend, Luo Yong Sheng, who's father has collected teas since the early 2000's. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tea was bought directly from the farmer in 2012 and aged in Pu'er city since then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can feel the quality of the material used, it is a mixed picking. In 2012, they had just started converting the conventional tea plantations into 'natural tea gardens'. This tea probably comes from such gardens. They are a mix of the bitter and the sweet varietals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHere are a few pictures of our visit to the village back in Summer 2012, it has changed a lot since then. The houses are larger, the roads cleaner and the tea trees in the natural tea gardens have grown to a taller size.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"william in the ancient tea gardens of lao man e\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSC02430_d36b3a51-edf6-424e-b4ae-661104f993fa_1024x1024.jpg?v=1662551328\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"natural tea gardens of lao man e in 2012\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSC02334_1024x1024.jpg?v=1662551322\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"more natural tea gardens in lao man e\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSC02333_1024x1024.jpg?v=1662551316\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Lao Man E village in 2012\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSC02265_1024x1024.jpg?v=1662551309\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen years of aging have partially transformed the initial bitterness into something unique. It is not sweetness as you'd find in some young teas. The liquor feels very active on the gums from the first brew. The bitterness ramps up as the session goes and vanishes quickly into that 'aged sweetness'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea is a teenager, it has a lot of potential for further aging. The aroma has changed and is the testimony of a very clean storage. No wet-storage taste, only variations of fine woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect if you like strong and long-brewing tea with a bit of age. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF1240_1024x1024.jpg?v=1662550530\" alt=\"lao man e aged puerh tea cake\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF1240_1024x1024.jpg?v=1662550530\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":43324543008955,"sku":"12年 老曼峨 357克","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":43324543041723,"sku":"12年 老曼峨 20克","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/products\/DSCF1238.jpg?v=1662550358","url":"https:\/\/farmerleaf.live\/products\/spring-2012-lao-man-e-shengtai","provider":"Farmerleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}