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The tea is inviting, sliding down the throat with little effort.  The little guys are easy drinking!  Each mandarin can be steeped multiple times (easily 6 or 7) and each steeping gives more of that tangy sweet earthiness.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNext up is their extreme adorable-ness.  Each ganpu is painstakingly created.  The tops to the mandarins are taken off in a circle, the fruit inside is scooped out with a special tool, and the peel of the body is then kept and stuffed with a ripe pu-erh of an age that is meant to complement the sourness of the green skin.  The stuffed mandarins are dried, their tops put on, and then each are individually wrapped to preserve their aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are at least three ways to steep this tea.  You could toss the entire ganpu in the pot and let it steep grandpa style with very hot water (that's what I do).  You could poke holes in the skin so that more of the water can penetrate more of the skin and tea more easily and quickly and still steep it grandpa style (or take out the mandarin\/tea after a set period of time).  You could also break off pieces of the peel and and steep that with the pu-erh as desired.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese mandarins hail from Xinhui, Guangdong Province, picked in 2017.  The pu-erh is from Yunnan (of course!), 2015 vintage. Each mandarin weighs approximately 10 grams, though they will vary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote two things:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e  1. You may notice some white crystallization on the exterior of the mandarin.  Fear not!  It is crystallized citrus oil, naturally occurring from the drying process.  2. Our most recent shipment from China has the mandarins wrapped in cloth, not gold foil.  So the photo is different cosmetically from what you will receive even though the tea is the same.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Steeping Room","offers":[{"title":"5 mandarins","offer_id":9029358583873,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 mandarins","offer_id":37797148393650,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 mandarins","offer_id":37797156389042,"sku":"","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/2833\/files\/xinhui-mandarin-ripe-puerh-aka-ganpu-607337.jpg?v=1720131510"},{"product_id":"2020-lancang-ripe-puerh-dragon-balls","title":"2020 Lancang Ripe Puerh Dragon Balls","description":"\u003cp\u003e2020 Lancang Ripe Dragon Balls are a small batch puerh production from Lancang county in Pu'er (Simao) prefecture.  They are exceptionally smooth with a prominent sweetness, a light earthiness, and some beautiful wood tones.  This is a small batch ripe puerh and consequently is less densely earthy and dark than ripe productions made in the typical very large piling productions.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe trees for this production are an average of 60 years old and are minimally managed.  No agrochemicals are used in the production of this tea.  From the Kunming Tea Company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach dragon ball averages 7 to 8 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Steeping Room","offers":[{"title":"Two pieces","offer_id":44254864900319,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Five pieces","offer_id":40491941101746,"sku":"","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ten pieces","offer_id":40491941134514,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Twenty pieces","offer_id":40491941167282,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/2833\/files\/2020-lancang-ripe-puerh-dragon-balls-149069.jpg?v=1720131054"},{"product_id":"best-taste-ripe-puerh-blend","title":"Best Taste Hong Kong Stored Ripe Puerh Blend","description":"\u003cp\u003eTraditional Hong Kong stored Best Taste Ripe Puerh is a Yee On Tea Company blend of loose puerh from the 1970s, 2011, and 2019 with chunks of famous ripe tea recipe 7572 tea cakes blended in to extend the durability of the tea.   It's an extremely smooth and satisfying ripe puerh - rich earthy, herbal sweetness with a balanced bitterness.  This is a tea that goes down easy.  You might find yourself reaching for it everyday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Steeping Room","offers":[{"title":"50 grams","offer_id":41190781780146,"sku":"","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 grams","offer_id":41190781812914,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/2833\/files\/best-taste-hong-kong-stored-ripe-puerh-blend-278500.jpg?v=1720131082"},{"product_id":"2009-7342h-menghai-purple-mark-ripe-puerh","title":"2009 7342H Menghai Purple Mark Ripe Puerh - Traditional HK Storage","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2009 7342H is special commission halfway ripe puerh made by the Menghai Tea Factory for the Yee On Tea Company.  The founder of Yee On was a close friend of the deputy chief of the Yunnan Tea Import and Export Company and as such he had easy access to having specially commissioned tea from the old large tea factories. This is the second iteration of this recipe.  The first production was made in 2001 and is long since sold out.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter seventeen years of Yee On's traditional Hong Kong storage, the tea steeps dark and exceptionally smooth with notes of ginseng and other medicinal herbs, damp wood and forest, and a bit of spice.  This is a super solid tea and an exceptional value for the quality, age, and storage.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant:\u003c\/strong\u003e There is frost on many of these cakes.  Please do not order this tea if frost freaks you out. Frost is a normal and positive sign of traditionally stored puerh, made up of caffeine, catechins, and sugars that migrate out of the leaf during the active transformation stage of higher humidity storage. It can easily be confused with mold but it is not mold. Also, because of its extended traditional storage, these cake wrappers are damaged. 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Notably, it's not particularly heavy on the earthy element typical of many ripe puerh teas. Overall, this is an extremely satisfying, easy-to-enjoy ripe tea that every puerh enthusiast should experience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis offering is Batch 001 (first batch), Taiwan-stored until 2024. 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Heavier than ever before on non-huangpian tea and blended from entirely small batch material\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom several batches, this blend is thick, rich and enduring. Sweet throughout with an engaging set of flavors and aromas reminiscent of molasses. 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Petrichor and the hefty body you need from a shou Puer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach whole cake is 200 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Steeping Room","offers":[{"title":"25 gram sample","offer_id":47411290570975,"sku":null,"price":7.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200 gram cake","offer_id":47411290603743,"sku":null,"price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/2833\/files\/2025White2TeaPineDartsShouPuerhsm.jpg?v=1757698675"},{"product_id":"2024-white2tea-stagecoach-ripe-puerh","title":"2024 White2Tea Stagecoach Ripe Puerh","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhite2Tea's description of their cake says, \"A blend of several\u003cspan\u003e small batch ripe Puer \u003c\/span\u003eteas fermented using our own material and produced under our own supervision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn earthy blend with faint mushrooms atop a toffee covered forest floor. 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The fermentation was light and the storage quite clean and likely on the drier side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue to its name, there is a pronounced camphor aroma.  We get loads of camphor with a a touch of cherry, vanilla, and a general incense vibe.  Of course there are notes of older wood aromatics.  It's a medium body, medium density tea with some minerality running through it.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCamphor is a highly sought after aroma in aged puerh, especially sheng (or raw) puerh.  It's kind of like a minty note resting on old wood.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach whole cake is 357 grams. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"The Steeping Room","offers":[{"title":"25 gram sample","offer_id":51260174368991,"sku":null,"price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"whole cake","offer_id":51260174401759,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/2833\/files\/2016JueXiuChaYeCamphorScentRipePuerh.webp?v=1787588227"},{"product_id":"2008-jinggu-factory-ripe-puerh-brick-from-yee-on-tea","title":"2008 Jinggu Factory Ripe Puerh Brick from Yee On Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a super solid, low cost offering from Yee On that we are pleased to be able to offer.  While Yee On is known for it's extra strength Hong Kong Storage, this particular brick is pretty mild on the Hong Kong storage notes.  It's somewhat delicate with a nice expansive quality in the mouth.  The wet leaves smell super earthy and mushroomy, but the liquor itself is soft and quite sweet with a root like sweetness reminiscent of sassafras. It's very easy drinking and would make a nice daily tea companion.\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eA whole brick is approximately 250 grams.\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Steeping Room","offers":[{"title":"25 gram sample","offer_id":51326975934687,"sku":null,"price":5.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"whole cake","offer_id":51326975967455,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/2833\/files\/2008JingguRipefromYeeOn.webp?v=1788468372"},{"product_id":"borderland-puerh-sampler-set","title":"Borderland Puerh Explorer","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou might have heard that puerh can only come from Yunnan, but the same large-leaf tea grows just across the border in Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and northern Thailand, often on old trees that are truly magnificent. Historically, much of it has ended up pressed in China or sold as \"border tea\" as though it were a poor copy. We think these teas deserve to be enjoyed for what they are. The set includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2025 Xayaboury Ancient Forest Raw Puerh from Laos - a wildcrafted raw puerh from ancient trees in northwestern Laos (15 grams)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2020 \"Gold Leaf\" Golden Triangle Old Tree Raw Puerh from Myanmar - an award-winning old tree raw from the Kokang region of northern Shan State (25 grams)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2026 Charcoal Roasted Chiang Mai Raw Puerh from Thailand - an unusual charcoal roasted loose leaf raw puerh (25 grams)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2008 Hung Cuong Ripe Puerh from Vietnam - an unusual older ripe puerh from pioneer tea maker Hung Cuong (25 grams)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Borderland Puerh Explorer is attractively packaged with a postcard introduction to borderland puerh and a tea steeping guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe highly recommend steeping puerh tea using a gaiwan or gong fu style tea pot. 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