2021 Roasted Pu'er Tea Xi Gui Sheng Pu'er

Roasted Pu'er teas were consumed in Yunnan mountains since the ancient, and it is still a tea lifestyle of Yunnan minorities such as the Bai, and Yi people. Except for a ritual to connect the spirit of the tea mountains, the way to welcome guests, more importantly, it’s drinkable with warm energies after roasting, as most of Young Sheng Pu’er teas have more cold properties and could be very irritating for people who have innate coldness and dampness especially people living in high mountains, coastal places ect.

We have been learning and selecting about roasted Pu’er teas and now presenting this 2021 Xi Gui Kaocha to you. The Yunnan minorities’ way is to  roast the Sheng Pu’er in a clay pot over the fire before drinking, our Kaocha was processed in a traditional but adaptive way for long-term storing. It has the signature floral notes of young Sheng Pu'er with  roasting notes such as roasted nuts and edamame.

 

If you want to try a “new” genre of Pu’er teas, if you want to avoid caffeine intake or cold energies but still wanna have the Pu‘er tastes and mood, it is a must-try.

 

“茶苦而寒，阴中之阴。”《本草纲目》

 

 
"Tea is bitter with cold properties, the energy is Yin of Yin", (yin = cool, cold) was written in The book Compendium of Materia Medica in the Ming Dynasty, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, cold properties could reduce the hotness (heat, inflammations) or gain more coldness in the body.
 
If talking in the scientific context, the main content in tea such as caffeine and polyphenols are antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds that are related to the function of cold properties in the language of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 

The melting point of caffeine is 235℃～238℃, and it begins to sublime above 120℃. Caffeine is a methylxanthine alkaloid with a bitter taste, and the roasting process transforms not only the caffeine amount but also the tea tastes, here is an option for you to taste a less bitter, nutty, and vibrant Pu’er. Link in bio.

Leaves to water ratio: 0.7g/10ML  

Water temperature: 100°C  

Quick Rinse/ 30s + 10s   7- 9 Times