Inner Circle (2013)

With a stunning burnt-umber liquor, Inner Circle maintains bold complexity through many steepings. One can distinguish aromas and flavors of roasted plum, cacao, wicker, tobacco and chestnut. Comprised primarily of golden buds and heavier grade leaves, which were then fermented for nearly two months after harvest, this first flush ripe puerh is a wonderfully balanced tea.

Connoisseurs will enjoy comparing this 2013 harvest to the 2020 we also offer. Notice how shou puerhs tend to decrease in astringency, relax in qi, and develop a smoother, rounder body as they age.