When talking about Pu'er ripe tea, its development context is unavoidable. Pu'er tea, which had a low output in the early days, only gradually increased its production after 2000, following its popularity in Hong Kong and Taiwan in the 1990s. With the increase in consumption in recent years, old teas on the market have become increasingly scarce, and aged ripe teas with authentic years and proper storage are even harder to find.
Today, Tongxinshe Teahouse brings a treasure to tea lovers - the 1998 "Yellow Seal" Pu'er Ripe Tea, with 8g limited samples available for free tasting, inviting you to appreciate the charm of aged tea.
This tea was born in the era when Pu'er tea was highly popular in Taiwan, and it is a classic custom-made by Taiwanese businessmen at that time. The raw materials are selected from high-quality tea leaves in Menghai. After the tea cakes were made, the teahouse reserved some and stored them in Guangdong, which has been more than 27 years now.
Looking closely at this tea, the raw material grade is excellent: it contains buds, leaves, and stems. The surface is dark brown, the strips are neat, and the pressing is just right in tightness, which is not only conducive to later transformation but also easy to pry.
For aged tea, storage is the lifeline. If stored improperly, resulting in peculiar smells or musty odors, it will lose its drinking value. However, this 1998 "Yellow Seal" has a hint of fruity and woody aroma in its dry tea, without any pile fermentation smell or impurities, which shows that it has been stored cleanly and transformed properly.
When brewing, use a purple clay pot to clean the utensils. After rinsing the tea once, pour in boiling water, and immediately a rich and melodious aged fragrance overflows, mixed with a little ginseng aroma. Just smelling the tea soup is already intoxicating. The tea soup is clear red and bright, thick and textured. When shaking the cup, you can clearly feel the thickness and steadiness of the soup.
The taste is even more surprising: the tea soup is smooth and soft, with a distinct glutinous feeling, sweet in taste. The smooth and moist texture hits the taste buds, making it hard to forget after drinking. This unique aged fragrance and ginseng aroma are the marks of well-stored ripe Pu'er old tea precipitated over the years, and also a distinct feature that distinguishes it from new tea.
The 1998 ripe Pu'er old tea is already rare in existence, and such treasures with clean storage and clear origin are even scarcer. Whether old tea lovers want to relive the classics, or new tea friends want to feel the charm of old ripe tea, you may come to Tongxinshe Teahouse to taste this cup of time-honored flavor that has passed through more than 27 years.
Looking forward to meeting you over tea and enjoying the aged fragrance of the years together.