{"title":"Puer","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"2006-da-xue-shan-shucha","title":"2006 Da Xue Shan (Shou\/Ripe)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIt's BACK!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the richest, most full bodied and complex ripe puer we have in the shop. Flavor is earthy and rich. After \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enearly 20 years now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e of aging its developed an herbal note almost like ginseng, and a chocolatey broth. Finish is dry and clean, and mouthfeel is full and solid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFacts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShou Puer (Ripe, Cooked, Black)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest Location : Da Xue Shan, Meng Ku, Yunnan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest Date : Spring 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStorage : Taiwan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarietal : Big Leaf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Floating Leaves Tea","offers":[{"title":"Full Cake (~357g)","offer_id":39651321217231,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25g Sample","offer_id":39651321282767,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/0455\/0607\/products\/DXS2006.jpg?v=1620376014"},{"product_id":"2017-ailao-shan","title":"Wildcraft Puer \u0026 White Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn this page are listed two different cakes of tea, a sheng (raw) puer and a white tea, from the same wild trees in Ailao Shan Yunnan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we say wildcraft, we use this word to denote that it is foraged from actual wild growing tea trees in Yunnan. The word wild is sometimes used to mean different things in the tea world, but plants that propagated themselves by natural means without any human selection and were discovered in the woods (i.e. actually wild tea) is relatively rare. It is also a different species of tea plant. My understanding is that camelia sinensis is all selectively bred, chosen by people for special characteristics that we like. That includes 'Gushu'\/'Qiaomu' or ancient arbor trees. They were planted by \u003cem\u003esomeone \u003c\/em\u003eat \u003cem\u003esome \u003c\/em\u003epoint. The trees that produce our 'wildcraft' teas have a high canopy and long trunk, and must be climbed by the tea pickers. Age dating trees is speculation, but judging by their height and thickness of trunks it's at least hundred\u003cem\u003es\u003c\/em\u003e of years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe like this tea because of its medicinal quality. I'm not recommending it based on claimed health benefits, but I do want to share my own experience of the feeling in my body and how I use it to feel better. It is wonderfully cooling. When I'm feeling overheated in the summertime, no other tea cools me down in the same way. It also helps any time of the year when I'm feeling internally hot, like after I eat too much greasy food or heavy roasted meat. This is a good example of the perfect use case for me : When I'm standing over a hot bbq all day in the summer heat and eating fatty grilled food, this tea makes ice cold beer obsolete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe taste is nice and balanced with a pleasant sweetness. It is also bitter. If you don't brew too strong it is a pleasantly cooling bitterness that you may not even register. The tea works well this way. If you brew it strong it will have the kind of bitterness that could be harder to take depending on the drinker, but I still feel it is well contained - balanced and intensely refreshing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite Tea vs Puer : The white tea tastes like white tea and the puer taste like puer. Both have their merits! They are harvested from the same exact trees. The white tea is new from this year, so it is more vibrant and the white processing gives it a fruitier taste. The puer has been stored in Seattle since it was made back in 2019, so it has mellowed out some but not really developed an aged taste. I would say, if you want a fresh youthful presentation go for the white and if you want an earthier taste go for the puer. Or try both!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst picture is Puer, second picture is White Tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFacts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest Location : Ailao Shan, Yunnan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePuer Harvest Date : March 2019\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite Tea Harvest Date : March 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarming : Wild Growing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariety : Camelia Taliensis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floating Leaves Tea","offers":[{"title":"Puer Cake (357g)","offer_id":39651324166351,"sku":"","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"White Tea Cake (200g)","offer_id":45602133475535,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25g Puer Sample","offer_id":39651324231887,"sku":"","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25g White Tea Sample","offer_id":45602134425807,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/0455\/0607\/files\/wildcraft_shengpu.jpg?v=1784230815"},{"product_id":"midnight-loose-shou-puer","title":"Midnight Loose Shou Puer","description":"\u003cp\u003eLoose shou puer mao cha from 2009, aged in Taiwan. The picking style is 'silver needle' or Yin Zhen, meaning the leaf was picked as a nice and tender bud  that gives rich, complex tea broth. With shou puer production, material quality can sometimes become and afterthought, but this tea has some seriously nice leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBroth is velvety soft and thick, coating the mouth and soothing the throat. Sinks down to the belly with a deep warming quality. I chose this tea for its grounding energy and mellow mouthfeel, but aromatically it is no slouch. I notice dried fruit (like Chinese dates and Longyan), resiny old wood, dark chocolate and just a hint of smokiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinding modern production tea of this caliber for anything approaching a reasonable price is getting difficult. On top of that, careful storage for years in Taiwan has done wonders for this tea, and the seller really hasn't calculated much of that into his cost. This was a sweet find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrewing note : As with most aged Shou Puer, we find that it's best practice not to rush the tea. A long brew time for the first infusion can lead to a nice strong taste out of the gate, but can rush the tea leading to less complex development later in the session. We try to ease into an aged shou puer session - meaning the first and second infusions might be a little thin, but it'll pay dividends as the session progresses. 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