2020 Year of the Rat Zodiac Shu Pu'erh

This shu pu'erh is a beauty amongst ripe pu'erhs. Pressed in 2020 for the Lunar New Year, The Year of the Rat, or simply as CS Pu'erh puts it the Zodiac Rat. What I find absolutely cool about the chinese zodiac is the elements that go along with them. While I could go on & on, I encourage you to jump down your own rabbit hole, however let me pique your interest real quick. 2020 was the Year of the Metal Rat, the last time it was the Year of the Metal Rat was 1960. Mind blowing, I know; let me get on with the description!

Grown from Menghai Large Leaf tea trees in the Yunnan province of China, sun-dried & expertly aged. The taste is wonderful, different from many of the shu pu'erhs that I've had in the past. The mouthfeel is soft & somewhat light, the foretaste is woody while the aftertaste offers a complex mix of earthy & resinous. The scent of the leaves after being steeped is just as beautifully complex! While it has an earthy scent, the one thing that came to mind for me was cooked rice. Please comment your thoughts on the scent & taste if you try tea!

I am offering a loose-leaf form, breaking tea off the tea cake in 50g & 100g; however, I encourage you purchase the tea cake & add this to your stash of teas. I definitely did.