Two-years Cave-aged Liubao

This is a great introduction to Liu Bao tea, made from the youngest first harvest leaves from Liu Bao, Wuzhou, Guangxi. The tea was crafted in the spring of 2020, and then aged in an underground cave for 2 years.

Liu Bao can be aged for a very long time, and we consider this one to be young, making it a lighter and more refreshing version of what Liu Bao can be. The liquor it brews is a beautiful burnt-orange colour that darkens throughout infusions. It smells like dusty, broken stone, and as we drink it we feel it rinsing us out and hydrating the body.

Liu Bao has a ferment quality similar to ripe pu'erh, but is less viscous and lighter in feel. In fact, the taste of this cave aged Liu Bao is almost a perfect opposite of sweetness: its uplifting mineral notes and wet-earth flavour leaves us feeling clarified, and with recalibrated senses. This tea will refresh you after times of overconsumption, be it food, stimulus, or information.