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Single Bush Ancient Tree from Nuogang Ancient Village
This tea cake is from a thousand-year-old ancient village in the deep mountains of Jingmai – Nuogang Ancient Village. Nuogang Ancient Village is a Dai village (Dai is one of the 14 ethnic minority in Yunnan) with a history of thousands of years. “Nuogang”(糯岗) means “the place where deer drink water” in the Dai language, It is part of the ancient tea garden in Jingmai Mountain. It is about 1,500 meters above sea level. The natural environment is very suitable for the growth of tea trees. Every household here grows tea. This tea is made by Mr. And Mrs. Yan, their family live in this tranquil ancient village for decades, they have committed themselves fully to Pu-erh Tea for their whole life.
This Year, Mr. And Mrs. Yan has newly compressed this precious tea cake which is made of a single bush raw material harvested from a wild ancient tree with around 300 years old. The wild ancient tree is very tall without trimming or cutting artificially. Tea leaves picker need to climb a ladder to pick leaves. You can find the taste of it full of wild forest flavor. The aroma is strong and layered with undertone of orchid fragrance. The tea soup is light yellow and bright. The taste is fresh and sweet, the grassiness is greatly reduced after storing for a year, prominent floral notes and persistent sweetness can be found. After more than 20 brews, the tea soup is still yellow and bright.
The largest and one of the oldest cultivated ancient tea garden in Jingmai
Jingmai Mountain is one of the six major tea mountains in China, situated in the South-west part of Yunnan, adjacent to Menghai, Xishuangbanna in the east and Myanmar in the west.
Jingmai has the largest cultivated ancient tea garden in the world, there are thousands of acres of ancient tea garden, and the area of its thousand-year-old tea trees is the largest among the tea mountains. Today, Jingmai Mountain’s ancient tea forest cultural landscape has been approved by the State Council as a world cultural heritage project officially declared by China in 2022. There are about 1.13 million tea trees here, the oldest of which is 1,400 years old.
The ancient tea forest of Jingmai Mountain has a long and proud history, the cultivation of ancient tea can be traced back to 180 AD, with a history of more than 1,800 years. The towering ancient trees surrounding the forests occurs at altitudes ranging between 1100 to 1662 meters, most of them grow naturally in the virgin forest. This virgin forest environment provides favorable conditions for the growth of tea trees, the biological species are rich and diverse without pesticide or fertilizer pollution. The branches of tea trees are covered with moss, vines, wild fungi and many other parasitic plants. There is a parasitic plant called “crab foot” (scientific name tea velvet, which has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification). This highly bio-diversified environment enables excellent and unique tea tree quality.
Tea Farm Location: Single Bush Ancient Tree with 300+ years old in Jingmai
Harvest Time: Spring 2021
Tasting Notes: Layered texture and complexity in mouthfeel. Strong aroma with floral notes and hint of “Orchid Floral”. A bit astringent but with fast and strong “hui gan” (sweet aftertaste and lingering finish).
Tea Liquor Colour: Bright Golden Yellow colour
Weight: 200g/cake
Tea pickers picking tea leaves from the wild tree
