Antwerp's Placebo mini-ripe 2020
So very, very smooth, these 5 gram minis are delightfully and gently energizing. This young(er) ripe pu’er is a rare treat from the Yunnan Province. Antwerp’s Placebo is gonna make you feel good!
What a find these leaves were! Picked (2017) from trees grown in Menghai County in fresh, clean air, they have been expertly processed (2018), yielding super clean and thick flavor with no off-putting post-fermentation funk.
The leaves are beautiful and whole, the tea liquor rich, thick, with just the right balance between your favorite old book smell and the hints of chocolatey bitter and sweetness, with a hint of licorice aftertaste. We don’t want to wish time away, but this is going to age like a true champion ripe tea. Highly recommended!
Also available in 200 gram cake (same leaf but pressed in 2019)!
Additional Info
Basic Brewing Instructions:
Ripe Pu'er may be given two 5-10 second rinses with the same temperature water as used for brewing. This primes the leaf and warms the pot.
212˚ F water temperature.
Use 1 mini per 8 Oz. of filtered water. Some customers use 1 mini in 4 to 5 ozs and others use 1 mini in 16 ounces. Find your sweet spot.
Recommended first steeping of 30 seconds - 1 minute. Add 30 seconds to one minute for each subsequent infusion.
Tea brewing is meant to be a joyful exploration. There are no hard and fast rules. Experiment with the quantity of tea that you use, and steeping times. Enjoy discovering what your preferences are. They may change day to day.