2013 Gao Jia Shan "Waffle Cut" Qian Liang Hei Cha Tea

"Memories of Time" is a Gao Jia Shan production made from 2013 Spring tea leaves harvested in the Liu Bu Xi area of Anhua county (Hunan). Pressed into a huge 36 kilogram column called "Qian Liang Cha" (aka 1000 catty tea) and then aged for 10 years before being cut up and packaged into 600 gram "waffle cut" cakes. (If you want to get whole "cake" choose the "1 Cake" option and you'll get a whole cake. The cake is pre-cut on one side, making it easier to break apart into useable pieces. The little cubes that can be broken off tend to be about 10 grams each. This tea has notes of dried fruit, tobacco, and has a minty cooling mouth-feel! We recommend breaking up the cubes into sheets before brewing and using the hottest water possible. Long steeps in silver are nice as are 45-90 minute steeps in a vacuum flask (like the SAMA MC05, SAMA MC09, or our Titanium Flask). Qian Liang tea is compressed in a long column (typically 36kg) through a laborious process that involves steaming the leaves