Tree Spirit 2021 Huazhuliangzi Gushu

  Tea: Tree Spirit 2021 Spring Huazhuliangzi Raw Puer  Type: Raw Puer (生普洱） Harvest: April 2021  Press Date: April 2021 Region: Boatang, Huazhuliangzi, Mengsong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan 2023 Tasting Notes:  honeycomb, sweetgrass, camphor, rock salt The price of this tea reflects what it is, an unmixed pure production of huazhuliangzi gushu, made in a wood fired wok, naturally sun dried, and pressed tighter than our Lincang cakes to help facilitate long-term aging.  This pure-gushu production starts off very heavy and mineral rich, and sweetens up as the session lengthens.  As a common feature of the terroir of this area (the Huazhuliangzi ridge is just one mountain valley away from the beloved Naka region), this tea has an ever so slight saline quality in the brew, which undoubtably comes from its unique mineral-rich growing environment. Already with two years under its belt, this tea is rich and deep with mineral notes that trigger a lasting huigan.  There are some pleasant camfo