TeaSource Puer Tea<Gold Fortress 2020 Raw Puer Tea

Available online only.

357 gram cake

A light, ambient, highly cooperative tea. A character contrast of tangy peach, rocky minerals, and light greens. Delivers a little astringency if you wish.

Produced from material harvested on April 20, 2020 and finished on May 10, 2020. It’s a 1 bud 3-4 leaf pluck of the “Yunnan Big Leaf” cultivar in Menghai county, Yunnan province. 

This tea is made from material called “huang pian” (yellow strips), which is the more mature and not-so-pretty leaves that are often removed before packaging of the highest priced teas. These leaves can still produce a good cup and tend to be sweeter and more mellow. Huang pian puer teas can be very good value.

Ingredients: puer tea

Steeping Instructions

Use 3 grams of tea in a 12 oz. mug. Steep for 4 minutes with boiling water. 

Traditional Steeping 

Use 6 grams of tea in a 150ml gaiwan or teapot. Use boiling water and steep as follows:

• 10 second rinse (discard this steep)
• 1st Steep – 25 seconds
• 2nd Steep – 25 seconds
• 3rd Steep – 45 seconds
• 4th Steep – 90 seconds
• 5th Steep – 3 minutes 
• 6th Steep – 8 minutes
• (Or steep it however you want)