WORKSHOP 001
Lao Man'e Ancient Tree
LAO MAN'E · ANCIENT ARBOR · 500GHeavy bitterness, strong energy, fast release — sweetness after bitterness at its fullest.
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- Product
- Lao Man'e Ancient Tree · LAO MAN'E · ANCIENT ARBOR · 500G
- Series
- WORKSHOP 001
- Tea
- Raw Pu-erh · Workshop No.1 series
- Format
- 500g · batch 2023.04.20
- Region
- Menghai, Yunnan — Lao Man'e
- Price
- $216.9 (price as shown in the online boutique)
TASTING
Composed, rich, penetrating — wild character and nectar sweetness side by side.
Heavy, pure bitterness that releases fast — sweetness after bitterness, salivation surging.
Trees of about 200 years at an average elevation of approx. 1,650 m; April 2023 batch — two years aged. The core of Lao Man'e is heavy bitterness, strong energy, ample depth, fast release: the aroma is composed and rich, understated yet penetrating, with a singular wild note and a faint nectar sweetness. Bitterness is its soul — on entry bitter as coptis, but the bitterness is full, pure and clean-edged, a living bitterness rather than a dead one: once it releases, what follows is a strong, lasting returning sweetness and swift salivation, the mouth and throat sweet and comfortable. The liquor is golden and bright, weighty and full with a gentle press on the tongue; the energy is very strong, the sensation unmistakable. Those who dare to drink bitter tea always come back to Lao Man'e.
Composed and rich, understated yet penetrating; beneath the wild character a faint nectar sweetness; a clean sweet scent on the empty cup — the promise of returning sweetness after the bitterness.
Bitter as coptis on entry, yet the bitterness is full, pure and clean-edged — living, not dead; once it releases, returning sweetness is strong and lasting, salivation swift; the soup weighty with a gentle press on the tongue, the energy strong, the sensation unmistakable.
SPECIFICATION
- Tea
- Raw Pu-erh · Workshop No.1 series
- Format
- 500g · batch 2023.04.20
- Region
- Menghai, Yunnan — Lao Man'e
- Craft
- Sun-dried: withered, kill-green and rolled, then dried in sunlight — keeping the leaf alive to drink now or to age.
- Water
- 90–95°C; batches aged for years can take boiling water
- Brewing
- 110ml white porcelain gaiwan, 5g of leaf, boiling water fast in and fast out: decant immediately for the first infusions, then extend steeping a little each round. Young tea for freshness, aged tea can sit longer — it keeps going for many infusions.
PACKAGING
Two-tin carry pack · shipped per 500g unit
Dimensions: tins 130×88×205mm, carry bag 278×102×285mm (2 tins per bag). Food-grade tinplate tins; the reinforced bag bears weight and keeps the tea dark and dry — a gift you can carry along.
Capacity: 250g per tin, two tins, 500g in total. Orders are placed per 500g unit (one jin); each 500g ships as one set.
CARE
Store cool and dry, away from strong odors; raw pu-erh ages for years and grows rounder with time.
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