2019 "Moon Princess" Sheng / Raw Puerh :: Seattle Inventory

2019 "Moon Princess" Sheng / Raw Puerh :: Seattle InventoryThe legend of the Moon Princess is a famous one in Chinese history. Her name is Chang'e and she lives on the moon with a giant rabbit. She is immortal, but is banished to the moon and cannot leave. She plays an important role in the Autumn harvest and festivals. We have pressed this tea a few times now. This Autumn material is potent! This is a really great tea the hits far above the price point. The material comes from Bangdong. Bangdong is so close

These teacups hold 60ml and measures 6

It's very drinkable after that but the real magic happens in the early steeps

Volume measurements are rounded to the nearest tenth number

Winner of the 2016 Best Aged Puerh from theoolongdrunk

They fit in the hand so well

The overall character of this tea is on the savory and vegetal side but there is a wild essence that makes it interesting

This is a very interesting shou puerh made with purple bud leaf material

It has all the woodsy

This tea was made from the exact same trees that get processed as puerh

These teacups hold 50ml and measure 2-5/8” wide by 1-3/8” tall (6

The shape is reminiscent of a birds nest and is called "tuo cha"

These glazed cups have a fantastic ribbed texture with bronze highlights