Da Ye Shu (Big Leaf Shu)
Loose Leaf Shu Puer 2023
Da Ye Shu (Big Leaf Shu) displays all the clear sweetness typical of large leaf shu puer. Forest notes of old wood, incense and rainwater layer together for a supremely soft and dark brew with both delicacy and depth of flavor.
- Tea Origin
- Jinggu County and Lincang City, Yunnan Province, China
- Tea Bush
- Yunnan Dayezhong (Yunnan Large Leaf Tea Tree)
- Tea Maker
- Hu Haoming and Wang Xiqun
- Harvest Time
- May-June
- Plucking Standard
- 2-3 leaves
The large tea leaves used in this loose-leaf shu puer tea give it a very distinct flavor. Although shu puer is processed by ripening very large batches of all sizes of leaves mixed together, the tea is sifted and sorted into leaf size grades from 1 (smallest) to 10 (largest) after it is complete. While small-leaf puer like Gongting (Palace Puer) tend toward richer, more intense and savory flavors, large leaf puer like the grade 8 to 10 leaves used for this Da Ye Shu produce a softer, smoother, cleaner flavor with less earthiness and a pronounced building sweetness. Extra sweetness can be extracted from the leaves by boiling the leaves on the stove for awhile.
Over the years, teas like this can develop a lovely fruity “jujube date” fragrance that is unique to large-leaf shu puer.
