7 grams

<p>Purple Grace Sheng Pu'er Tea Coin (紫娟生幣, Zǐ Juān Shēng <span>Bì</span>, "Purple Grace Sheng Coin") - This tea is a purple breed of Pu'er. It was developed to meet the growing demand for the naturally occurring <a href="https://westchinatea.com/30g-wild-purple/">Zǐ Yá Chá 紫芽茶 ("Purple Bud Tea")</a>. Prized for its exquisite color, powerful Qi, and high content of anthocyanins, Zǐ Yá enjoyed a surge in popularity in the mid 1990s, however its rarity makes it extremely expensive. <a href="https://westchinatea.com/30g-purple-grace/">Zǐ Juān 紫娟 (“Purple Grace”)</a> is a cloned strain of large leaf varietal Pu’er that carries the purple leaf trait. It was bred from a mutant Zǐ Yá plant from Nannuo Mountain and a normal green Pu’er plant from the Menghai Tea Research Institute. It has a mellow but distinct flavor that follows within the profile of large leaf Sheng Pu’er but with a darker, slightly more floral fragrance and an aftertaste reminiscent of blueberries or currants. As it steeps, the dark leaves take on a blue-ish cast from the anthocyanin infusion, achieving a dark green color after 12 to 15 steepings. The color of the liquor ranges from mauve to maroon and even to a grayish purple; this in contrast to the green-gold usually associated with fresh Sheng Pu’er. Its Qi is bright, euphoric, and quite stimulating.</p>

Purple Grace Sheng Pu'er Tea Coin

raw puer tea by West China Tea

7 grams

$4.00

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