Sheng Pu-Erh (Premium)
Menghai Original Ecology
勐海原生态茶 · private artisan
A private artisan from Lao Banzhang, the legendary "King of Puerh" village in Menghai county.
What they're known for
- ▸ Lao Banzhang is the legendary "King of Puerh" village in Menghai county.
- ▸ Gives the most powerful sheng in China: sharp bitterness that flips to deep sweetness.
- ▸ The village has fewer than 100 households — authentic Banzhang is rare and expensive.
- ▸ Small private producer, single-village raw material with no blending.
Lao Banzhang is the most famous single-village pu-erh origin in the world — a cluster of fewer than 100 households deep in Menghai county, Xishuangbanna, on land that consistently produces the most powerful sheng pu-erh in China. A real Banzhang cake hits you with a wall of bitterness that flips almost immediately into deep sustained sweetness, leaves your mouth coated with a thick oily body, and delivers the undeniable 'cha qi' (茶气) the region is famous for. Because the village is so small and the material so sought after, genuine Lao Banzhang is rare and expensive. We source from one private artisan who lives and presses in the village itself.
Teas from Menghai Original Ecology
老班章 Lao BanzhangSelected
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