2013 Gao Jia Shan "Waffle Cut" Qian Liang Hei Cha Tea Region_Henan Low temperature (35C) “baking” was

Low temperature (35C) “baking” was used to dry these cakes after the compression process thus preserving their integrity

Relatively cool weather and high altitude conditions makes this one of the latest picked "first flush" teas in Yunnan

Our Da Shan black tea is plucked from mature large leaf taliensis tea trees (aged 40 to 100 years)

During the second frying the leaves are massaged between the hands to bring out their straight needle like shape

Only 120 kilograms in total (480 cakes)

2013 Gao Jia Shan "Waffle Cut" Qian Liang Hei Cha Tea Region_Henan Low temperature (35C) “baking” was"Memories of Time" is a Gao Jia Shan production made from 2013 Spring tea leaves harvested in the Liu Bu Xi area of Anhua county (Hunan). Pressed into a huge 36 kilogram column called "Qian Liang Cha" (aka 1000 catty tea) and then aged for 10 years before being cut up and packaged into 600 gram "waffle cut" cakes. (If you want to get whole "cake" choose the "1 Cake" option and you'll get a whole cake. The cake is pre cut on one side, making it easier