Ai Ban is an ancient tea garden located in the South of Da Ping Zhang plateau on Jingmai Mountain. Last year we pressed single garden tea from He Huan. Ai Ban is close to this garden and yet has different features. The tea trees are bigger, and the terrain is less steep. Rich biodiversity and a wide variety of trees bring a medium shade to this tea garden. A thick mulch of dead leaves covers most of the ground, which leads to high amount of organic matter in the soil.
The medium and small trees of the garden were harvested for this cake. We made a pressing of 8kg for this single garden production.
This tea is characterized by a pleasant mineral undertone and a good mouthfeel over the whole session. It is not highly aromatic, its expression is understated and its charm is revealed as the session goes. A long brewing tea that will deliver good Qi and give you a slightly different experience from the Jingmai Gulan.
Troy T.
Really enjoyed this tea. Recommended
Michel S.
finally did compare the 2019 single tree and the 2019 Ai Ban----let it be said that I like both for different reasons the Ai Ban has an inviting sweetness while---- to my taste that speaks for it self-------the Single Tree retains a heavy mouthfeel throughout the entire session and stays sort of serious-----while the Ai Ban is a lighter more playful affair----both wonderful!!