2023 Summer "Nectar Elephant" - Bug Bitten / 20 grams

2023 Summer "Nectar Elephant" - Bug Bitten / 50 grams

2023 Summer "Nectar Elephant" - Bug Bitten / 100 grams

2023 Summer "Nectar Elephant" - Bug Bitten / 150 grams

<p><span>Since the 1930s, the "Shan" varietal has obtained a reputation as a tasty black tea material. It was a varietal imported by a certain Mr. Kuo Shaosan (郭少三) to compete with the Japanese black tea market at the time. This strange name "Shan" came from the place it originated - "Shan State," (禪) a state of Myanmar, and the original tea trees were discovered in the jungle of Shan State.. </span></p>
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<p><span data-mce-fragment="1">At the end of 1970s, the reputation of Shan began to fade away with the collapse of Taiwanese tea exportation and the rising popularity of high mountain “jade” oolongs. The aroma and taste of Taiwanese black tea gradually disappeared from the world, making the tea trees from this plantation grow wild without intervention for the following few decade</span>s.<br></p>
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<p><span>Under the dedicated care and support of the Kuo family, the plantation was eventually restored in the early 2000s, although the tea trees had been growing vigorously in the field all those years despite the lack of human intervention. Interestingly, this particular varietal brought back by grandpa Kuo was officially categorized into the TTES system of the TRES, making it officially the seventh tea varietal in the TTES, so you may as know it as TTES #7.</span></p>
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<p><span>Harvest: See Options / 見選項</span></p>
<p>Varietal: Shan / 象 or TTES #7 / 台茶七號</p>
<p>Elevation: 600 M / 陸佰 公尺</p>
<p>Region: Puli / 埔里</p>
<p><span>Fermentation Level:  85% / 分之 捌拾伍</span></p>
<p><span>Roast Level:  1 / 走乾</span></p>
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<p><span><img src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0841/7723/files/lucy_avatar_7623016e-50d8-404b-95b2-560e78d3e1e4_thumb.jpg?541906650290190523"> Savouring!</span></p>
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<p><img src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0841/7723/files/ken_large_thumb.jpg?541906650290190523"> <span data-mce-fragment="1">This shan cha is a bit of love at first sip, so smooth yet direct. This batch was unconventionally pushed far through a few of its stages, which shows up as a lot of boldness and depth. Yet it also has a crisp and clear character unique to what is “Taiwanese” about it. I enjoyed steeping it in pristine Yinqiao porcelain (6g/100ml) to evaluate and expand all its layers into my senses. There is plenty of what reminds me of Yunnanese black tea character, woody malty biting yet rich flavors, stone fruit and woody inside the body and aftertaste. There’s also definitely some dessert berry pie in the sniffer cup aroma. It’s still only 6 months old or so, and requires further curing after which it will cohere fully. The core of this tea is properly preserved and not spoiled, offering an energetically harmonizing brew for warming the blood. It’s not superficially stimulating or harsh. It’s really fun to finally taste a #7 Taiwanese shancha processed by our “Old Dog.”</span></p>
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<p><img src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0841/7723/files/DSC04639-2_large_d306c107-93a4-4d83-9eba-3fc15f3939bc_thumb.jpg?541906650290190523"><span> We finally made a "Shan"  black tea with our own hand, and we did some really bold attempt while processing this tea. Mr. Kuo was quite worried how we push the withering time this long, and why we kept "waving" the tea. For black normally it does not and should not go through any waving process. Despite his concern, this tea was pushed to a limit that nobody expected could be, and transformed into a unprecedented result even Mr. Kuo was surprised. The tea was not doomed under our "unconventional approach," but turned into a wonderful existence in the tea world. This "Warm Elephant" has a hint of chocolate in it, and with proper aging it will certainly be even tastier than what it is in 2019, so don't forget to store some of this tea for future enjoyment!</span><span></span></p>
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Puli Certified Organic Shan Black Tea

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2023 Summer "Nectar Elephant" - Bug Bitten / 20 grams

$14.00

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2023 Summer "Nectar Elephant" - Bug Bitten / 50 grams

$34.00

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2023 Summer "Nectar Elephant" - Bug Bitten / 100 grams

$67.00

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2023 Summer "Nectar Elephant" - Bug Bitten / 150 grams

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2023 Summer "Chubby Elephant" / 50 grams

$27.00

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2023 Summer "Chubby Elephant" / 100 grams

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2023 Summer "Chubby Elephant" / 150 grams

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