2017 Ba Nuo Ancient Tree Sheng Puer from Meimei Fine Teas

Today’s review is a puer from Meimei Fine Teas – a 2017 Spring harvest, Ba Nuo Ancient Tree sheng. This tea is from the Mengku region, at Ba Nuo Villiage which has 100-300 year old trees. I am impressed with the amount of information Meimei Fine Teas provides about this tea, from harvest time, elevation, varietal (Mengku Da Ye), video of the trees, and photos of the fresh leaf and maocha before pressing. Leaf and Steeping Instructions The dry leaf of the 2017 Ba Nuo Ancient Tree Sheng Puer smells quite stone fruity and sweet. Like usual, I used 1… Continue reading, hoot!

Award Winning Wuyi Rock Oolong Teas from MeiMei Fine Teas

Today on Oolong Owl let’s drink some oolong and an award-winning oolong at that! I encountered MeiMei Fine Teas during the 2017 World Tea Expo and only tried their puer. They were kind to send me some oolong to try. Both teas I steeped with a really high leaf ratio, so 1 gram of leaf to 12ml of vessel size, flash steeped in boiling water. I enjoy this style of steeping as I get max flavor punched in the head and easy to find a weakness if things go into a bitter hell. MeiMei Fine Teas’ Wuyi Rock Oolong Tea… Continue reading, hoot!