{"id":948,"date":"2018-11-02T09:48:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T00:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hojotea.com\/en\/?p=948"},"modified":"2019-06-08T02:22:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:22:30","slug":"posts-207","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hojotea.com\/en\/posts-207\/","title":{"rendered":"Cha Tou Brick 250g from Hou Cao Shan is available"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We released Huo Cao Shan Ripe Pu-erh Tea<\/a> Cha Tou Brick 2017. This Cha Tou is from the same batch of tea we released earlier on pre-booking.
\nDespite tea was produced about one year ago and not aged for a long time, it already gives very soft, mellow and rich drinking sensation with thick fruity flavour like Chinese dates or raisins. Based on my experience, this tea will become even better if you manage to keep it longer.<\/p>\n

Naturally formed lump by Actinomycetes<\/h2>\n

Cha Tou is the lump of ripe pu-erh tea which is formed during the microbiological fermentation. When the fermentation is well carried out, the tea lump was naturally composed because of the poly saccharide produced by the Actinomycetes. The tea lumps only formed if spring tea is processed into the ripe pu-erh tea. If summer or autumn tea, due to tealeaf lacks moisture and contains less tea constituents, the chances of getting Cha Tou from summer and autumn tea are low.
\nDuring the formation of Cha Tou, tealeaf is trapped inside the lump that contains no oxygen. In addition, the fermentation of Actinomycetes increases the temperature up to about 70-degree C. Those tea leaves trapped inside Cha Tou will undergo very fast maturation process, and produces very unique and sweet flavour.<\/p>\n

Cha Tou made out of Huo Cao Shan Ripe Pu-erh Tea<\/h2>\n

Huo Cao Shan Cha Tou is formed during the production of Huo Cao Shan Ripe Pu-erh Tea .
\nHuo Cao Shan Ripe Pu-erh Tea is one of the most popular ripe pu-erh tea in HOJO\u2019s line-ups. Those who have tried this tea may be surprised by its unique and unusual taste profile. In fact, it gives similar drinking sensation as high grade raw pu-erh tea. It gives extremely soft and long-lasting taste that indeed reminds us of raw pu-erh tea. I also recommend Huo Cao Shan Ripe Pu-erh Tea for those who love raw pu-erh tea and usually seldom drink ripe pu-erh tea.
\nIn making ripe pu-erh tea, it is very rare that high quality raw pu-erh tea is chosen as the raw material. The main reason is that the cost of high quality raw pu-erh is much higher yet customers already perceived the ripe pu-erh tea is of low-priced tea. Thus, it is very rare that ripe pu-erh tea is made of high-quality spring tea.<\/p>\n

Please refer to the following article for further information about Huo Cao Shan Ripe Pu-erh tea<\/p>\n

New release of Huo Cao Shan Ripe Pu-erh Tea 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n