Jasmine Pu'er Tea Resin - 2018 Ripe Pu'er from Bulang Mountain

This is premium jasmine-flavored Pu’er tea resin from old trees in Bulang Mountain, harvested in 2018. This is a Pu'er tea with a potent jasmine aroma, and each ball of tea resin makes about two cups of tea. Note that this tea resin has a frosted appearance. Each box contains about 70g, around 108-115 pieces. Box packaging may or may not contain clear windows, and foil may be silver or gold. Tea resin, or Cha Gao, is a rare and ancient method of tea-making that involves slow-cooking tea leaves until it turns into a thick paste, and then dried into a resin. This unique tea form originated in the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 AD) and was made mostly as a delicacy for the ruling classes and the imperial court due to its labor-intensive preparation process. However, tea resin disappeared during the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, during which the artisanal methods of making tea resin were almost entirely lost. It was also recognized as a medicinal in the Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Me