2018 Emperor Raw Pu-erh Tea
"Emperor" (霸王青饼) is one of the award-winning and featured raw Pu'er teas of Chen Sheng Hao, made with China Green Food certified large-leaf arbor tea tree leaves from tea mountains over 1800m high in Bu Lang Mountain. This product has been released since 2009. It is well known as a raw Pu'er tea that is as strong as its name, "Emperor", suggests.
It has a pronounced bitterness on entry, a high aroma, pronounced salivation, a sweet aftertaste, a long-lasting throat feel (hou yun) and strong cha qi. It can last for 15 steeps and still have good taste. This Pu'er tea is worth owning and revisiting after storing for years.
Dried Leaves
Dry leaves are plump, sturdy and visibly downy, with a fresh, sweet and floral smell.
Liquor Colour
Bright, clear yellow.
Taste
It has a pronounced bitterness on entry with quick huigan, pronounced salivation and a long-lasting floral aroma.
Gongfu style (recommended)
About 5–7 g of leaf in a 100–120 ml gaiwan or small teapot, with water just off the boil (100 °C / 212 °F). Rinse once for 5–10 seconds and pour it away. Start with infusions of about 5–10 seconds and add a few seconds each round. Good leaf gives 8–15 infusions.
Mug or teapot
About 3–4 g per 250 ml, with water just off the boil. Rinse once, then steep 1–2 minutes for the first cup and a little longer for each cup after. The leaves give 3–4 cups.
Too bitter? Shorten the steep or use a little less leaf. Keep the water just off the boil.
Storage
Keep cakes in their paper wrappers, in a cardboard box, bamboo or unglazed clay, off the floor. Aim for 20–25 °C (68–77 °F) and 60–70% relative humidity, out of direct light, away from strong smells and with some airflow. For long-term aging, don't use the fridge, silica gel or airtight bags; a sealed tin is fine for the portion you are drinking now. Fuzzy or colored spots or a musty smell mean mold: don't drink it.
Free shipping on orders over $70 USD.
We ship from our warehouses in Canada and China to 100+ countries. Orders from our Canada warehouse are usually packed and shipped within 48 hours. Orders shipped from China need about one week of processing. Delivery time depends on the shipping method you choose at checkout.
Some countries charge import duties. These are paid by the buyer.
Unused items in their original packaging can be returned within 15 days. Sale items are final sale.
"Emperor" (霸王青饼) is one of the award-winning and featured raw Pu'er teas of Chen Sheng Hao, made with China Green Food certified large-leaf arbor tea tree leaves from tea mountains over 1800m high in Bu Lang Mountain. This product has been released since 2009. It is well known as a raw Pu'er tea that is as strong as its name, "Emperor", suggests.
It has a pronounced bitterness on entry, a high aroma, pronounced salivation, a sweet aftertaste, a long-lasting throat feel (hou yun) and strong cha qi. It can last for 15 steeps and still have good taste. This Pu'er tea is worth owning and revisiting after storing for years.
Dried Leaves
Dry leaves are plump, sturdy and visibly downy, with a fresh, sweet and floral smell.
Liquor Colour
Bright, clear yellow.
Taste
It has a pronounced bitterness on entry with quick huigan, pronounced salivation and a long-lasting floral aroma.
Gongfu style (recommended)
About 5–7 g of leaf in a 100–120 ml gaiwan or small teapot, with water just off the boil (100 °C / 212 °F). Rinse once for 5–10 seconds and pour it away. Start with infusions of about 5–10 seconds and add a few seconds each round. Good leaf gives 8–15 infusions.
Mug or teapot
About 3–4 g per 250 ml, with water just off the boil. Rinse once, then steep 1–2 minutes for the first cup and a little longer for each cup after. The leaves give 3–4 cups.
Too bitter? Shorten the steep or use a little less leaf. Keep the water just off the boil.
Storage
Keep cakes in their paper wrappers, in a cardboard box, bamboo or unglazed clay, off the floor. Aim for 20–25 °C (68–77 °F) and 60–70% relative humidity, out of direct light, away from strong smells and with some airflow. For long-term aging, don't use the fridge, silica gel or airtight bags; a sealed tin is fine for the portion you are drinking now. Fuzzy or colored spots or a musty smell mean mold: don't drink it.
Free shipping on orders over $70 USD.
We ship from our warehouses in Canada and China to 100+ countries. Orders from our Canada warehouse are usually packed and shipped within 48 hours. Orders shipped from China need about one week of processing. Delivery time depends on the shipping method you choose at checkout.
Some countries charge import duties. These are paid by the buyer.
Unused items in their original packaging can be returned within 15 days. Sale items are final sale.
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2018 Emperor Raw Pu-erh Tea