YS: "Mengku Tea Factory made an expedition to remote area near Banzhang mountain to obtain the leaves for these cakes. The leaves are from trees 400 to 500 years old that were heavily cut during the Cultural Revolution. The trunk is still intact and in the 35 years since the trees have continued to grow and produce excellent quality Pu-erh with that special Banzhang taste and penetrating perfume-like aroma. When brewed is golden yellow and takes 15 or more infusions, each infusion with it's own taste and gradually less bitter and ineffably sweet.

The cakes are made from the highest grade Ban Zhang raw material and are entirely spring production. This year the price of premium Ban Zhang raw material has surpassed other tea mountains, because it is the most sought after. Many producers use just 10% to 20% Ban Zhang material to give their blended cakes enough "oomph" to make them taste good.

This cake is 100% Ban Zhang Wild Ancient Arbor material!

Product Name: Lao Ban Zhang Brick

Harvest time: Fall 2006

Net Weight: 1 brick for a total of 100 grams ( +/- 5 grams)

Ingredients: Sun-dried Pu-erh from centuries old trees at Lao Ban Zhang

Produced by Mengku Shuangjiang Tea Factory

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