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Autumn 2020 raw Pu-erh tea, Ancient tea gardens small and big trees
Mixed bitter and sweet varietals
Moderate bitterness and astringency, interesting fragrance and robust sweetness
Lao Man E is the most prestigious village of the Bulang Mountain range, in the South-West of Menghai.
The autumn Lao Man E we offered last year sold out very quickly and was enjoyed by our customers. The producer, Ai Xiang Nan, delivers again! We visited him last Spring and shot an interview:
There are two varietals of gushu in Lao Man E, a bitter one and a sweet one. In Spring, the tea makers will pick and process the varietals separately. In autumn, they mix them together. Autumn tea is less bitter than Spring, which can be a good news when you're refering to Lao Man E's bitter tea.
The autumn factor and the mixing with sweet varietal give this cake a moderate bitterness, which changes into sweetness in a couple of seconds. It is not the most short-lived one that you could get in Jingmai or Naka, but you won't have time to wince before it's gone into sweet stuff.
This is a tea made for endurance, you need to give it an hour to get the full experience.
