Aged Raw Puer Tea | Purple Cane Chen Yun 紫藤陈韵 Green Puer Tea Brick Year 2001

Only leaves harvested from the centuries-old arbour tea trees in Yiwu were used in the production of Purple Cane’s Chen Yun Green Puer Tea Bricks. Foremost among the six great mountains with forest of ancient tea trees, Yiwu is located at the Menghai highland tea region in Yunnan’s Xishuangbanna.

Picked from trees of the large-leaf varietal in spring, raw leaves were processed according to the time-honoured Dianqing raw tea method before being steamed and pressed into tea bricks of 300 grams each. The bricks were then bundled into dried bamboo leaves in stacks of four.

Chen Yun Green Puer Tea Bricks have been undergoing a natural ageing process in Purple Cane’s Malaysian Storage since 2001. Brewed right away, the tea infusion imparts a hint of mild sweetness. It goes on to develop complex flavour that can only improve with the passage of time. Exquisite mellowness and pronounced aroma complement each other in a cup that comes with a long, captivating finish.

Brewing Hints

Break off a well-sized portion of tea leaves from the tea cake, add to brewing vessel until ¼ filled. Pour in freshly boiled water at 85°C-95°C and drain the tea infusion immediately. 1st brew is not for drinking, the purpose is for the tea leaves to unfurl and moisten. This helps release the full flavour of tea for a satisfying brew.

For 2nd brew, refill the brewing vessel with about 30 Seconds to extract the full flavour. Pour and Serve. It is good for several brews. Re-steep the leaves in a similar manner to enjoy the tea as it develops from steep to steep; continue re-steeping until the leaves are exhausted of flavour.