Pu-Erh Tea Wrapper, Broussonetia Papyrifera & Chinese Yixing Claypot

Tea wrapper - Bulang Shan - Puerh Tea - from Essence of Tea
Tea wrapper - Bulang Shan - Puerh Tea - from Essence of Tea

Tea wrapper hand-made from fibre of the Paper Mulberry tree (Latin: Broussonetia Papyrifera) by Essence of tea produced 12 years ago in the Year of Dragon treated with raw linseed oil for preservation (and experimentation to observe its effect on the paper).

The photo was taken after drinking the last 7 grams (of a total of 400 grams) of Pu Erh tea produced in the Bulang area in the province of Yunnan, China, an area known for producing powerful, bitter and long-lived teas.

This Bulang Shan displayed notes of camphor, citrus, honey, bitter vanilla, wood, eucalyptus, menthol, oak, fire and smoke.

In an attempt to preserve the motif and enhance the saturation of the paper, the tea wrapper was soaked in raw Swedish linseed oil for an hour and dried slowly afterward.

Finishing layers of a resin-based varnish may be added in the future.

Also see: Copenhagen Photographer & Artist Kasper Bergholt

Vintage Yixing Claypot

Yixing teapot hand-made in China of so called purple clay.
Yixing teapot handmade in China from the so-called purple clay. Thse teapots are favoured by many Pu Erh tea drinkers for slower, more meditative brewing sessions compared to the brisker style of brewing with a gaiwan.
Tea brewed in a teapot made from Yixing clay often develops a deeper, richer flavour, while a gaiwan often yields a more neutral expression of the same tea.