Aged Sheng Puer «Lan Zhang Xiang» («Green Seal»), recipe 7542, made by CNNP company in 1996 (Taiwanese storage).
360-grams tea cake of medium density, easily divided into medium-sized, brown, flagella twisted leaves and buds with thin cuttings. The aroma is restrained, fruity-balsamic. The infusion is transparent, with an amber shade.
The bouquet of the ready-made tea is mature and multifaceted, fruity and spicy, with notes of autumn leaves, aged cognac, oakmoss and exotic wood resins. The aroma is deep and rich, woody-balsamic with a fruity accent. The taste is soft and smooth, full-bodied, a bit astringent, with a refined fruity sourness, transforming into the juicy, lingering finish.
Brew tea with hot water (90-95°C) in a gaiwan or in a teapot made of porous clay. The proportion is 5-6 g per 100 ml. The time of the first steeping is about 5-7 seconds. After that do short steeps (just for 1-2 seconds) increasing steeping time for each subsequent step, if necessary. You can steep the tea up to 15 times.
Aged Sheng Puer «Lan Zhang Xiang» is an excellent example of aged Puer for collectors and sophisticated connoisseurs.