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

Conserved 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.

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.

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

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

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

Pu Erh Tea wrapper made from Broussonetia Papyrifera paper (Mulberry Tree) - motif in blue ink. Fromg Bulang Shan 2012 production by British Essence of Tea. — Pu Erh Tea wrapper made from Broussonetia Papyrifera paper (paper made from fiber from the Mulberry Tree) – motif in blue ink. Fromg Bulang Shan 2012 production by Essence of Tea.

Yixing Claypot for Brewing Pu Erh Tea

Yixing teapot hand-made in China of so called purple clay. Favoured by many Pu Erh tea drinkers for more slow brewing sessions – versus brewing using a Taiwan – giving a sense of of a more meditative brewing session. To many, the taste of the tea in a teapot made from nixing clay becomes deeper in comparison to a gaiwan, which on the other hand often brews a more neutral expression of a given tea.

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