Menghai Dayi 7572 Shu Puerh Tea (2012 year, 150g)

Puerh tea, known for its indefinite shelf life, improves in taste over the years, which in turn increases its value. It is considered a collectible. This tea carefully aged, comes from the Dayi factory to ensure genuine quality. This series of tea began to be produced in mid 1970s. The tea cake features golden tip buds on the surface, encompassing seven grades of Maocha (fermented tea) within. Its medium fermentation permits the tea's character to evolve with time. Crafted using the traditional Menghai 7572 recipe, each 150g cake (pressed tea) is individually wrapped and neatly packed in a carton box for your convenience.

Brewed tea: vibrant wine red

Taste: mellow, strong, smooth, earthy

Aftertaste: sweet

Appearance: cake shape

Ingredients: Puerh tea (aged and fermented tea)
Origin: Yunnan Province 

Production date: 2012

Net weight: 5.2 oz (150g)

comes in a giftable box

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Traditional Method (Gongfu)
Teapot/Gaiwan: Aged tea requires a yixing teapot.
Water Temperature: 95-100°C (203-212°F).
Brewing Time: 10-30 seconds.
Steps:
- Rinse and warm the teapot/gaiwan and cups.
- Break off a small piece (5-8g) of tea from the cake. Utilizing tea pick can simplify the process.
- Rinse the tea leaves with a quick infusion.
- Brew and serve.

- For each additional steeping increase steeping time by 15 seconds or so.

Modern Method

Teapot or Mug: Any suitable vessel.
Water Temperature: 100°C (212°F).
Brewing Time: 4-5 minutes.
Steps:

- Break off a small piece (5-8g) of tea from the cake. Utilizing tea pick can simplify the process.

- Place tea in the teapot/mug.

- Rinse the tea leaves with a quick infusion.

- Steep and enjoy.

Puerh tea can be steeped up to 20 times.

Note: adjust steeping time and the amount of dry leaves according to personal preferences.

What does 7572 stand for?

The number 7572 denotes a specific puerh tea blend recipe. The first two digits, ’75,’ represent the year the recipe was originally established. The third digit, ‘7,’ indicates the leaf grade, ranging from 0 to 9, with ‘7’ signifying fairly large leaves. The final digit, ‘2,’ designates the factory where the tea cake was produced—in this case, the Menghai tea factory. The complete list of factory codes is provided below for reference.

• 1: Kunming Tea Factory

• 2: Menghai Tea Factory

• 3: Xiaguan Tea Factory

• 4: Puerh Tea Factory