[manufacturers] Guangxi tea factory in Wuzhou
500 grams per brick
[production] ripe tea
[aging time] October 12, 2013
[ex factory time] April 15, 2016
Origin:China
Description:LiubaoteaproductionintheGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegioninnorthwestLiubaoCangwuCountymountains.CangwuCounty,situatedbetweentheTropicofCancer(latitude23°27'),strongsolarradiation,hightemperature,rainfallFung,averagetemperature21.2°Cwithanaverageannualprecipitationof1500.7mm.Itisproducedintowitheringleaves,rolled,chopped,moistenpileanddried.Liubaohascharacteristicsofthe"steaming",putintobigbarrelsandsteamedsoft.Ithastobestoredfortwomonthsbeforeitisfinished.Itsredcolorofthick,thearomacontainsuniquebetelnutflavor.
ItisnotPu-erh,butitisakindofblackteaandhasahistoryof1,500years.ThereareLiubaoincakes,bricks,tuos,coinshapesandlooseleavesinbamboobaskets.Thelongerithasbeenstored,thebetterthetasteitis.
It'sverycommontoseegolden/yellowcolorfungicalledGoldenFlowerfungi(EurotiumCristatum)onLiuBaoChaandthesefungiareanindicationofgoodqualityLiuBaocha.Thiskindoffungiisalsocommonlyseenondarktea,itiscompletelysafeanditisNOTmoldatall.Oncebrewthisdelightfulteaastronghardwoodflavourisintroducedandremainedpresentthroughoutmanyinfusions.Themouthfeelbecameincreasinglyroundandtherewasnohintoftartnessinthistea.Thegorgeousdeepred-orangebrownliquorwasveryclear.
Brewingguide:
ItisidealtoserveLiuBaowithboilingwaterofabout95to100degreeC.Thequantityofteatobeplacedforbrewingshouldbedecidedbythesizeoftheteapotused,ingeneral,1:50ismostadopted.Pourboilingwaterintotheteapotandbrewfor3-5minutesthentheteaisreadyfortaste.Itisrecommendedtowashtheteafor2timeswithboilingwaterbeforebrewing.
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