Lao Chuan Cha Black (2021 Spring)

Zeng Zhidong

Type: Black Tea
Origin: Mengding Mountain, Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China
Cultivar: Lao Chuan Cha (Old Sichuan Tea)
Elevation: 800m
Steeping instructions: Gongfu style: 1g : 30ml, 90˚C/194˚F, 10s + 5s per infusion Highball glass: 1g : 80ml, 90˚C/194˚F

Description: Harvested on March 27, 2021, from one-bud-one-leaf and one-bud-two-leaf shoots.

Shipped in March 2022

Member posts

Katherine

4y ago

Lao Chuan Cha Black (2021 Spring) from Tea Culture Research Institute of Wu Lizhen

Another very pretty one! It's a deep golden. The taste is very complex and changes across steeps. It got more metallic for me over time. I liked the first two steeps best.

nutty
malt
toast
vegetal
metal
sweet

Christian

4y ago

Lao Chuan Cha Black (2021 Spring) from Tea Culture Research Institute of Wu Lizhen

sweet
smoked
toasted rice
fruity

JennAwhitecloud

4y ago

Really enjoyable black. Wasn’t sure but is this a Jin Jin Mei? It’s a nice malty sweet with some currents maybe? Perfect for this high CME solar flare kinda day! Whew!

Lao Chuan Cha Black (2021 Spring) from Tea Culture Research Institute of Wu Lizhen

Joanne

4y ago

Lao Chuan Cha Black (2021 Spring) from Tea Culture Research Institute of Wu Lizhen

Addictive sweet malty aftertaste. Fruity notes. No astringency.

Jade Falcon

4y ago

This is a very mild and pleasant tea. Nice set of flavor notes of dark fruit with a touch of malty ness. It has a mild hui gan that results in a nice sugar crystal sweetness. It’s quite enjoyable as a stand-alone tea. I… more

Lao Chuan Cha Black (2021 Spring) from Tea Culture Research Institute of Wu Lizhen

The tea soup is much lighter in color than what I expected from a red tea The aroma has high & low notes of dark fruits — figs & plums come to mind. The soup is viscous with a t… more

fruity
fig
plum
sugar