1980s Shou Puer Mini-Tuo

Found at a friend's stall at the recent 2024 Taipei Tea Expo, we have been looking for something like this for years. A clean, rich, well aged and affordable Shou Puer that feels as good as it tastes.

With smooth notes of fresh, loamy earth and leather, these mini-tuos radiate a wonderful warm body feel and sweet aftertaste. This tea is a perfect cold weather brew.

Each mini-tuo is about 5g of tea and counts as a 'serving'. No need to break them up. The brewing is easy and forgiving, and as with most kinds of tea such as this, we recommend a 5-10 second throw away wash to start. 

Not the usual tea that we put on the site, as is common with these types of teas we can't tell you much about this one. Exact age, location, cultivar or storage history are unknown to us or the seller of the tea and have to be guessed by the brew. That being said, the seller is 'famous' in many circles and we have no reason to be suspicious of the general information about the tea. 

We have been enjoying these mini-tuos often as the weather turns to winter here in Taiwan. We look forward to finding more teas like this to share with you all!

Recommend Brewing Style: 1 tuo per 100-200ml, ~100C water, wash first then 1-5 second flash steeps, add 5-10 seconds per steep to taste. Lasts 15-20 steeps.

Western style works pretty good too. About 1000-1500ml per mini-tuo can be made, according to taste. 

There is no perfect way to brew this tea! Experiment to find your favorite strength.