Description
2010 Yong Ming Lao Cha Tou - Mini Raisin
This 2010 Yong Ming Lao Cha Tou are small lao cha tou nugget but very rich in flavor. Comparing with our 2008 Spring Brown Mountain Lao Cha Tou , it is about half the size but the flavor is more explosive. It gives a thick dark tea soup with a pleasant light earthy mineral note, brown sugar with raisin sweetness.
Cha Tou is a kind of tea nugget that forms naturally from the pressures of compression and heat that occurs during the fermentation process, is a type of raw puerh. The "cha tou" are the leaves that ball up and get stuck together. The best cha tou are ones that have not been over-fermented and are smaller in size.
2010 Yong Ming Lao Cha Tou - Mini Raisin
Origin: Brown Mountain, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China
Date of Pick: 2010 Spring
Altitude: 900m
Bud to Leaf Ratio: 1 bud : 1 / 2 leaf
Taste: Taste mild earthy, with a hint of nuttiness and sweetness. Smooth, mellow and rich followed by sweet aftertaste.
Tea Bush : Yunnan large-leaf tea bush species
Caffeine: Low caffeine (less than 10% of a cup of coffee)
