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Name: Nan Guo Qiu Yun (Southern Autumn Charm)
Batch: 2201 (released in the autumn of 2023 year)
Type: Raw Puerh (Sheng Cha)
Form: Cake
Weight: 357g/cake
Design:
The design of “Nan Guo Qiu Yun” features a golden-yellow color scheme, emphasizing the “Golden Autumn” theme and reflecting the tea liquor’s color. The artwork, depicted in woodcut-style lines, illustrates the tropical rainforest and tea mountains of the Lancang River basin, capturing a distant, lush, and mysterious landscape.
Ingredients:
“Tea is a fine tree of the South.”
Nan Guo Qiu Yun is crafted from premium 5-year-aged Gu Hua (autumn) tea from the Lancang River basin, using the “DaYi Tea Making Technique,” listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage. The result is a naturally fine tea with a high fragrance and mellow taste.
Product Characteristics:
• Appearance: The cake is round and full, with sturdy black strips and white buds.
• Tea Liquor: The liquor is a bright, deep yellow, glossy and translucent.
• Aroma: Rich and fragrant, with a prominent honey scent and lingering floral notes that encapsulate the essence of autumn.
• Taste: The tea soup is aromatic and full-bodied, with a balanced bitterness and astringency, and a quick and pleasant returning sweetness (Hui Gan) and salivation (Sheng Jin).
• Leaf Quality: The leaves are greenish-yellow, uniform, soft, and vibrant.
Tasting Notes:
• 1st-2nd Infusions:
• Tea Liquor: Bright yellow.
• Aroma: Prominent floral and honey fragrance.
• Taste: Sweet and refreshing, with a rapid Hui Gan and Sheng Jin.
• 3rd-5th Infusions:
• Tea Liquor: Bright, deep yellow.
• Aroma: Rich honey fragrance with lingering floral notes.
• Taste: Full-bodied and smooth, with a balanced bitterness and astringency, and a quick and satisfying Hui Gan and Sheng Jin.
• 6th-8th Infusions:
• Tea Liquor: Bright yellow.
• Aroma: Rich honey and clear floral sweetness.
• Taste: Smooth, sweet, and vibrant, with a lasting Hui Gan and Sheng Jin.
• 9th-10th Infusions:
• Tea Liquor: Clear, bright yellow.
• Aroma: Persistent sweet floral and fresh scent.
• Taste: Sweet, smooth, and refreshing, with a long-lasting aftertaste.
