ripe pu-erh

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Denong Brick from Bana Tea Company

From 2006′ autumn harvest comes this ripe pu-erh, a wonderfully smooth tea with one dominant flavour: almonds.

Denong Wild Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Bana Tea Company

Today’s tea: Denong Wild, Bana Tea Company’s newest offering. This is a 2009 pu-erh tea made from 100% rare wild ancient arbor trees.

With pu-erh, parameters are important. Here’s what I used: Six grams for the gaiwan. A twenty second infusion, the first time around. Add ten seconds for each of the next three infusions. Two minutes for the fifth infusion, and then add a minute for every infusion after that.

Brewing tea like this lets you experience how the tea opens up, as each infusion coaxes a little more out of the leaves.