Laos Sheng Pu’er Tea Brick Vintage 2022
Garden Direct Pu'er Tea
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
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Laos Sheng Pu’er Tea Brick Vintage 2022
Laos Sheng Pu’er Tea Brick Vintage 2022
Laos Sheng Pu’er Tea Brick Vintage 2022

Laos Sheng Pu’er Tea Brick Vintage 2022

Our 2022 rectangle brick pressing of the mid-spring harvest is complex and floral with notes of tree sap and fragrant resin.


About 45 Cups of Tea
$48.00

Fermented tropical fruits, aromatic

tree resin, wild orchid and pure terroir

Our 2022 rectangle brick pressing of the mid-spring harvest is complex and floral with notes of tree sap and fragrant resin. The sweetness of honey and fermented fruit aromas are balanced with pure essence of dew and minerals of the earth. One year of resting and it is already showing its potential as one of our favorite tea terroirs. The aftertaste carries a mouthwatering sweetness and refreshing energy. The fermented fruity aromas give way to an emerging pungency, stimulating strength and minerality that builds up in the subsequent brews. The brick tea is pressed from withered and hand-rolled long buds and sweet stems, so the sweetness and mineral taste comes out slowly and elegantly over the course of many infusions. A session with this tea is really refreshing. The Cha Qi energy keeps giving long after the teacups are dry. It is a bit romantic if not metaphysical to note that the energy of the forest and ancient tree tea roots transmits something different and special through the embrace of this tea.

Cultivar

Indigenous assamica broad-leaf

Harvest

March - June

Elevation

1200 - 1400 meters

Phousan Tea Mountain, Xiengkuong, Laos

Xiengkuong, Laos

Laos is home to a variety of tea regions and tea tree cultivars and one of the key growing regions for the Pu’er tea market, producing the sun-dried green tea base for making Pu’er (shaiqing mao cha). With an abundance of ancient cultivated and abandoned old growth tea areas to explore, Laos has so much potential for ecologically cultivated and organic premium teas. We are excited to help bring awareness of the un-blended, single origin uniqueness and the provenance of this region.

Pu'er tea

  • Imperial
  • Metric
5-10 seconds
Traditional Tea Preparation

Chip the brick carefully with a pick or Pu’er dagger.

Add 7g-9g to a gaiwan or gongfu teapot (per 150ml-200ml).

Use 212°F boiling water.

Briefly rinse leaves for 5-10 seconds. Decant and discard this rinse infusion.

Proceed to infuse the tea using boiling water. Enjoy each infusion individually and savor the flavors of each round.

Decant 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th infusions after 20 seconds. The tea infuses fast and gives out its strength in the beginning of the session. Brew the tea several times until the taste weakens.

Increase the infusion time to your taste preference after you become familiar with the tea. The bitterness, strength, power and Qi forces will come out in the later brews with increased infusion time.

Origin

Phousan Tea Mountain

Xiengkuong, Laos

Laos is home to a variety of tea regions and tea tree cultivars and one of the key growing regions for the Pu’er tea market, producing the sun-dried green tea base for making Pu’er (shaiqing mao cha). With an abundance of ancient cultivated and abandoned old growth tea areas to explore, Laos has so much potential for ecologically cultivated and organic premium teas. We are excited to help bring awareness of the un-blended, single origin uniqueness and the provenance of this region.

Origin

Customer Favorites

4.6
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
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89%would recommend this product
9 reviews
  • William
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    5 Stars

    This tea has a very slight honey flavor that doesnt outshine the green tea notes, I love it!

  • Coeli C.
    Verified Buyer
    I do not recommend this product
    Rated 1 out of 5 stars
    2 weeks ago
    Not minerally enough!

    This is a Sheng not from Yunnan which I tried for first time. My palate is sensitive and I can pick up the mineral quality of a puerh. This Laos Sheng Tea Brick 2022 tasted more like an ordinary standard fermented tea with no noticeable mineral quality. Nothing special. Maybe it was older than the usual mineraly Sheng? Would definitely not buy again. A waste of $40.

    Rishi Tea & Botanicals
    2 weeks ago

    Hi Coeli! We're so sorry to hear that the Laos Sheng Pu'er Tea Brick missed the mark for you. We recognize tea is such a uniquely personal journey, and really appreciate you giving our Laos Sheng Pu’er a try. We love this offering for its fruity aroma and sweet mineral taste that builds over multiple infusions. Our Customer Service Team has reached out to learn more and help with alternative preparation recommendations.

  • Samuel
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    6 months ago
    5 Stars

    A surprisingly sweet and mellow tea

  • Edward M.
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    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Great packaging of product...

    Great packaging of product leads to excellent results. Thank you, Ed

  • Edward M.
    Flag of United States
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Great packaging of product...

    Great packaging of product leads to excellent results. Thank you, Ed