Young Mengku sheng can be assertive: bitter, brisk, high in energy. A decade or two of storage brings it down to something smoother and sweeter, with camphor, dried fruit and forest floor coming through.
Tasting Notes
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Origin
Mengku, Lincang, Yunnan, China
Plant
Land
1,500–1,800m
Craft
Spring harvest. Sun-dried maocha, stone-pressed, ages gracefully over 10–20+ years.
From the tea table
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