2018 Ancient Tree Jingmai Raw Puerh

This 2018 Ancient Tree Jingmai Raw Puerh tea is harvested from a 300-year-old ancient tree, known as “古树茶” (gushu cha), a mark of superior quality in the Puerh tea world. Puerh tea from this region ranks among the top three in Yunnan for its exceptional aftertaste. For years, Leo sought a delicious tea from this area, but he always came up short—until his most recent trip, when he finally discovered what he had been missing all these years. Older tea trees, with their deep roots reaching into mineral-rich soil, produce leaves with more complex flavors and a fuller body. This tea showcases a perfect balance of sweetness, bitterness, and earthiness, creating a harmony that is distinct to tea from these ancient trees. The depth and maturity of these roots allow the leaves to absorb a wide variety of nutrients, giving this tea a rich, nuanced character that younger trees simply cannot replicate. Jingmai’s older trees, in particular, impart floral and fruity notes with a mellow, lingering a