2003 Xiao Tai "Camphor Tuo" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Shaanxi The tea has been grown

The tea has been grown naturally and processed in the traditional method

The tea soup is orange

but due to unknown reason the order was cancelled

Harvest time:  Late-February into Early March

"Zi Hong Pao" is a purple varietal that's a naturally mutated offshoot from the classic "Da Hong Pao" varietal

2003 Xiao Tai "Camphor Tuo" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Shaanxi The tea has been grownThis is a lovely ripe pu erh tea tuo that was produced without a wrapper for export to Taiwan in 2003. Supposedly it was produced by Xiaguan Tea Factory but was never exported. Regardless of who actually produced this tea, it's a lovely aged camphor and cream ripe pu erh. It does really taste somewhat like an aged Xiaguan Xiao Fa tuo. Very smooth and sweet, no mustiness and no wet pile taste at all. There is a caramel and wisp of smoke sweetness along