This is a "pre-order" item. It is still being pressed this week. We will ship it as soon as it is ready!

Sometimes during our travels in Yunnan we can tell from the first sip of a new tea that it is going to be something special. This is one of those teas. This material is from Kunlu Shan. It is from their wild "Tall pole" v.Taliensis trees. This is what we have traditionally had made into sheng puerh tea. We sell it as "Slumbering Dragon". This is the first year they tried making it into a black tea and it's just so so so good!

From the very first sip you know you are drinking something special. This may be the best black tea you have ever drank. We feel that strongly about this tea. It is likely the best black tea that we have ever had. It just hits everything you want. It is very distinct. It has rich floral and tropical fruit aromas. It is thick and smooth with very present tea energy. The flavors are fruity and honey sweet with pleasant maltiness. 

This is a very special tea and you will absolutely love it. It is pricy. The tall pole trees they gather from are quite difficult to harvest. They grow wild a couple hours hike past the last village. The trees are tall and harvested by hand. The trees grow like telephone poles. They have to climb the trees without ropes or harnesses. 

For this special tea we made a special wrapper with black foil on black paper. It turned out so good!

Brewing Instructions

When we're brewing this tea we more or less brew it that same as we do for sheng puerh. We like to brew it hot and strong. You can also make this tea into an incredible milk tea. Brew it VERY strong and add evaporated or condensed milk.

Use 5-10 grams of leaves and brew with 75-150ml ( 2.5-5oz ) of water at or near boiling. Rinse once for a few seconds. Start with quick steeps under 10s. With each re-steep adjust the steep time to your taste.