Zendo 2020 ripe 100g
Zendo, a fitting name for a most centering and pure ripe pu’er. It is a tea that will keep you wanting to practice tea time, with yourself and with special friends.
Our exclusive blend of leaves come to us from Yongde county in the Yunnan province. This leaf was grown on Mang Fei mountain where our Mountains of the Moon ripe was picked and processed. Our leaves were picked from 80 year old trees in the spring of 2019 and wet piled shortly after that. The ripened leaves were stored there in Lincang until just before we had them pressed into these incredible 100 gram cakes and you’ll notice little, if any, post-fermentation flavor. Autumn 2020 pressed and cured.
Grown in pristine conditions without sprays of any kind, this tea is as clean as it gets. And the flavor? Fruit and chocolate notes, sweet and earthy, hints of black licorice. Well-rounded with a complexity that will only deepen as it ages. An everyday drinker.
Additional Info
Basic Brewing Instructions:
Raw Pu'er tea may be given a 5-10 second rinse (Ripe Pu'er may be given two 5-10 second rinses) with the same temperature water as used for brewing.
195˚-212˚ F water temperature.
Use 1-3 teaspoons per 8 Oz. of filtered water.
Recommended first steeping of 30 seconds - 1 minute. Add 30 seconds for each subsequent infusion.
Tea brewing is meant to be a joyful exploration. There are no hard and fast rules. Experiment with the quantity of tea that you use, and steeping times. Enjoy discovering what your preferences are. They may change day to day.