March 31, 2013By

Visiting Lahu race pu-erh hunter in Da Xue Shan

Pu-erh hunter
A Rahu lady who collects tea
I arrived in the village located on the foot of Da Xue Shan. Today onwards, I am visiting various manufactures, farmers and pu-erh tea hunters. Firstly, I have visited a lady who is the Lahu race (拉祜族). She has a contract with several farmers. They are sending her the freshly produced pu-erh tea on a daily basis. As the result, she has more than 10-20 different types of tea that consists of more than a several batches. Usually the quality, the flavor and the character of different batch of tea is different. I have stayed in her warehouse to conduct the selection. I will follow her to visit various farmers so as to select tea on the spot. Rahu lady brewing pu-erh tea brewing puerh pu-erh raw tea
tasting pu-erh tea
The brewed leaves of pu-erh raw tea
Brewed leaves of puerh tea
The warehouse of pu-erh tea
This is the very common way how the pu-erh mao cha is kept in the warehouse in the small village of Yunnan. I opened the bag one by one and conducted inspection with my nose to identify the after taste. After shortlisted a few types of tea and the ideal batch, I have requested the further tasting of tea for the final confirmation.
cherry
She prepared freshly plucked cherry for me.

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