Mini Chang-an Lucky Coin Ripe Pu-erh Tea

Vintage: 2010 Spring Harvest Weight: 120 grams (12 coins of 10g each) Type: Ripe Pu-erh (fermented) Grade: 1-3 Production area: Licang, Yunnan Province Taste characteristics: Chang-an was the name of China's ancient capital. The name can be translated to mean "long-term stability." Good health is a key feature of one's stability and tea drinking is an integral part of achieving good health. This Mini-Chang-an tea is made from the spring harvest of old-growth arbor trees. Hence, the tea is thicker, richer and more nuanced than most ripe pu-erh teas. After ten-plus years of aging, this tea has become nutty, sweet and simply delicious. The tea comes in twelve pressed mini-coins. Each mini-coin contains 10g of leaves and can be easily broken into half by pressing the creased lines separating the two portions.  Steeping instructions:  Use half of the lucky coin (5g) per 6 oz of water. (Or the whole coin per 12 oz of water). Pour boiling water (212'F) over the lucky coin, wait 5 sec. and pour out the water. This is a rinse; do not drink it. Start steeping according to the recommended steeping time below.