Pu-Erh Mini Toucha Nests

Country of Origin: China Region: Yunnan Province Shipping Port: ShenzhenGrade: Mini Toucha Manufacture Type: Compressed tea Cup Characteristics: Nest shaped compressed Pu-Erh tea. Each makes tea for 3 cup pot. Full bodied with a hint of oak. Infusion: A lightish tea. Leaves can be brewed multiple times.Information: Simply put, mini Toucha is the smaller sibling of our large Toucha pods. This ancient variety of tea is made from a Yunnan large leaf varietal, Camelia Assamica, and is actually a variety of Pu-erh. The pods themselves are made by taking the processed green leaves, steaming them, and then pressing them into small bowl-shaped forms. The process is quite laborious as each pod must be pressed by hand. Mini Toucha pods, like all Pu-erh teas age exceptionally well ? in China it is not that uncommon to find processed tea in local Yunnan tea shops that has been aged for 25 years or more! When infused the tea has a mild musty character that to connoisseurs is immediately identifiabl