2021 Chaze '5 Villages of Xishuanbanna', Collector's Series
2021 Chaze '5 Villages of Xishuanbanna', Collector's Series
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This raw pu erh cake from the Chaze tea factory is made from a refined blend of tea leaves and golden buds. They are harvested from at least 150-year-old ancient trees in 5 different villages in the Xishuangbanna tea area. It offers a well balanced, rich flower and honey aroma, with excellent thick and viscous texture.
Chaze Four-Star Tea Cakes
When you see four red stars on the wrapping paper of Chaze tea cakes, you can feel assured that it will be an impressive tea. In fact, only the leaves from trees that are 150 years old or older can be used for the Chaze Four-Star cakes. This ensures top quality tea and a rich taste.
Chaze factory's tea cakes featuring 4 stars are typically purchased by pu erh tea connoisseurs who want to buy for long-term storage, or as an investment.
Five Villages Blend
Pu erh blends are appreciated for their consistency, and Tea Masters who create them work intensively to keep the taste balanced and harmonious. The material used for this Four-Star tea cake blend comes from five villages in Xishuangbanna: Lao Ban Zhang, Lao Man'e, Xin Ban Zhang, Ba Ka Nan and Ba Ka Long.
Origin
Origin
- Year: 2021
- Season: Spring
- Origin: Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
- Varietal (cultivar): large leaf Assamica (Da Ye Zhong)
- Production date: 20 April 2021
- Type: raw (sheng)/li>
- Brand: Chaze
- Series/recipe: Wuzhai Zhencang, Four Stars
- Shape: pu erh tea cake
- Weight: 357g
How to Steep
How to Steep
How to make Chaze '5 Villages of Xishuanbanna' raw pu erh tea?
There are two methods to prepare this pu erh tea cake:
Gongfu method
Brew 5 gram with 100 ml of water at 100°C. Steep for 10 seconds for the first few infusions. Afterward, gradually increase the steeping time.
Western method
Steep 3 gram with 500 ml of water at 100 °C. Apply a brewing time of 1.5 minutes and add 1 minute for each next infusion.
Shipping, Returns & Payment Methods
Shipping, Returns & Payment Methods
Delivery time: 1-10 day EU delivery. For estimates per country, please visit the shipping info page at the bottom of our website.
Import taxes?: because we ship from our EU warehouse, you will NOT be charged import taxes upon delivery if you're based in the EU. All taxes are already included in our prices.
Free shipping: available for orders over €59 for The Netherlands/Belgium, €80 for other EU countries (excluding Portugal & Hungary) & UK, and over €100 for other countries.
Returns: orders can be returned for a refund within 30 days. Products should returned in unopened, unused condition.
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How this raw pu erh tea is made
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Picking
Tea leaves are hand-picked in the morning.
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Withering
The leaves are spread on bamboo trays to wither.
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Fixation
The withered leaves are heated to halt oxidation.
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Rolling
The tea leaves are rolled to release their aroma.
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Sun Drying
Rolled leaves are spread on bamboo mats to sun-dry.
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Pressing
The processed tea leaves are steamed & compressed.
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Packaging
The compressed tea is wrapped in paper & packed in boxes.
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Aging
The raw pu erh tea is stored for further aging.
I love it. I'm not a pu-erh expert, but from the few I have tried this might be my favorite till now. It's soft and earthy, and it was easy to cut down.
absolute great...
Pleasantly surprised with the taste, smooth drinking with a developing aroma and mouth feel .
Hi there! Thank you so much for leaving a review for this tea. We are delighted to hear that you were pleasantly surprised with the taste of the tea. It is one of our favourite raw pu erh teas as well. If you liked this tea, we highly recommend trying our 'Fragrance of Bingdao' cake.