Liming Diancang (collector’s edition) ’07

Name: Liming Diancang, 典藏普洱茶
Year: 2007
Weight: loose samples only of 1 kg bing
Whereabouts: Taiwan dry storage

Details:
the first rinse brew of 1 minute tells it’s a real pure gem this tea, light and clear tea soup, a sweet frangrance in the first brew, a nice spicyness, a full mouthfeel, a bulang bitterness at the background, this bitterness is pretty tasty it like a tasty part of a general bitterness, there is noticable distinct bitter note in the aftertaste that I would contribute to Lao Banzhang, alongside a tiny tingling Qi, a very bulang sweet character with bitter edge, so good so nice, the longer the brews are the more strong the tasty bitterness gets, veery good, I love the nutty-woody-bitterness on the tongue with a strong distinct aftertaste

this tea comes from 1 kg bingcha that is packed in a colourful box that you might see in fancy airport tea shops or in fancy boutique like tea shops around China, still it is made by Bajiao Ting branch of Liming tea factory, it does not tell much about tea itself, the packaging and the added ‘cards’, not even saying it is gushu, still my friend Vic from Taiwan believes the large part of the tea is from Lao Banzhang, the good comparison could be with the Liming Bajiao Tin Cha Wang or Tea King of 2004, there is acknowledged the Lao banzhang as a part of the other two bulang villages, the bitterness and the fruity acidity in it is very similar to this tea, this hidden gem behind naming like Yunnan Big Leaf variety sun dried tea hidding such a gem, it is like someone does not want to show off what he is really drinking due to its scarcity and price, this tea is one of my favourites as the processing and leaves are top quality alongside the perfect storage and visible Lao Banzhang face makes a perfect puerh tea

here is an extract about this tea from a book called:

Records of Ancient Tree Pu’er Tea
Tea Appreciation · Tea Zen · Tea Collecting
Expanded & Revised Third Edition
Edited and written by Ding Yuanchun

**Collector’s Edition — Representative Pu’er Tea Gift from the Yunnan Provincial Government**

This was a special Pu’er tea gift designated by the Yunnan Provincial Government in the year 2007 for international diplomacy, trade, and cultural exchange activities.

It is suitable for collection, and time will reward you in ways beyond imagination.

This tea comes in a one-kilogram tea cake format, with a limited production of 3,000 pieces. The ingredients and production standards are rigorous, fully representing the unique characteristics of Yunnan Pu’er tea cakes. The packaging is refined and luxurious.

In the future, when discussing the history of Pu’er tea as an international exchange gift, this tea will certainly be regarded as a classic work.

Because it is an officially produced ceremonial gift, certain commercial details cannot be publicly disclosed, leaving dedicated Pu’er tea enthusiasts to slowly appreciate and study its qualities themselves.