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Yun Bai Cha
$30
Product Details
- Category
- white
- Status
- available
A pressed white tea cake from Mengku Rongshi (勐庫戎氏), a Lincang tea house operating since 1935. Made from Yunnan large-leaf cultivars (云南大叶种) — the same broad-leaf trees more familiar from Yunnan’s Pu’er tradition, here processed in the white-tea style.
This particular cake was pressed in April 2022, which means the tea is now well into its aging window. Compressed white teas mellow with time: the fragrance softens, the liquor deepens, and a quiet sweetness develops. Cakes like this are made to be kept and shared slowly.
Brewing. Break a small amount from the cake. Rinse briefly, then steep at 90–95°C. White cakes reward patience — let later infusions run a little longer to draw out the depth.
Provenance. Lincang City, Yunnan. Mengku Rongshi is based in Shuangjiang County and is best known for Pu’er; their white teas use the same garden-to-cake care.
After it arrives
Store sealed tins away from direct sunlight and strong odours. Once opened, keep them sealed between sessions. Compressed cake is best kept loosely wrapped in a clean, ventilated spot.
About the practice →How It's Brewed
Gaiwan, near-boiling water, short steeps repeated across a session — the notes on this tea page assume that approach. A larger pot works too; adjust the leaf ratio and extend the steep time.
About the practice →