2021 Spring Mini Kang Brick Tibetan Tea (2021 Spring)

Zhougongshan Tea Co.

Type: Dark Tea
Origin: Zhougongshan High-Mountain Ecological Tea Gardens, Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China
Cultivar: Lao Chuan Cha (Old Sichuan Tea)
Elevation: ~1000m
Steeping instructions: Water Temperature: 100°C / 212°F Gongfu style: 1 g : 30 ml. Rinse for 30 seconds; steep for 20 seconds for the first three infusions, then add 5–10 seconds per infusion. Thermos style: 5 g : 1.2 L, sealed for 30 minutes. Boiling: 5 g : 1.2 L, boil uncovered for several minutes.

Description: This 2021 spring Tibetan dark tea is made from Lao Chuan Cha harvested at approximately 1,000 meters in Zhougongshan’s high-mountain ecological tea gardens. The plucking standard is around one bud with two or three leaves. After being processed through the Nanlu Biancha tradition, the tea was compressed into individual 5-gram bricks. Kang Brick (康砖) is one of the classic compressed forms of Ya’an Tibetan tea. Its name reflects its historical association with the Kang region and Kangding, an important center of the Sichuan–Tibet tea trade. A traditional Kang Brick commonly weighed about 500 grams; twenty bricks could be bound in bamboo into a roughly 10-kilogram tea bundle. Before modern roads, beifu (背夫, tea porters) carried stacks of these bundles from Ya’an across steep mountain routes to Kangding. The mini bricks are glossy black-brown and produce a clear, bright orange-red liquor. The tea has an aged aroma and a sweet, mellow, concentrated taste, followed by returning sweetness.

Shipped in July 2026

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Nicole Bottcher-Malek

1d ago

Tastes during my first tea club meeting. Interesting start, great members. Interesting tea. Meeting was late for me and the coffein kicked in late. 😅

2021 Spring Mini Kang Brick Tibetan Tea (2021 Spring) from Zhougongshan Tea Co.

Woody earthy core. Full-bodied, round