{"product_id":"threshold","title":"Threshold","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eTwenty years in, this brick has arrived at the threshold of aged puerh. It’s the the precise moment when a sheng puerh crosses into aged territory without losing the clarity and lift that define a greener sheng puerh. It doesn’t have the deep calm of an older sheng or the earthiness of a shou; it carries both worlds at once. That in-between quality is the sweet spot for lovers of aged sheng puerh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eAroma \u0026amp; Flavor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e Xiaguan’s signature campfire edge is present but balanced. Wood smoke against a backdrop of clean forest notes, resinous wood, and dried Chinese herbs with a sweet medicinal depth. The bitterness has smoothed without disappearing. A deeper woody sweetness emerges in later steepings. There's nothing muddy here. The flavors are clean, distinct and grounded.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eCharacter \u0026amp; Qi:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e The qi is steady and gently uplifting, more alert than sedating, more rooted than restless. This is a tea that clears the head while anchoring the body. For April, that balance feels right: the season of emergence, of ground thawing and energy rising. This tea mirrors it.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eAbout Xiaguan:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e The Xiaguan Tea Factory has pressed bricks in Dali, Yunnan since 1941. Its tightly compressed productions age on a slower curve than Menghai-style cakes, and its characteristic wood-fired smokiness is one of the most recognizable markers in puerh.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43220668186691,"sku":"tea.thresholdbrick250g","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0153\/1085\/files\/bd1cb8fa-3925-4a71-9a37-6b879575cb7f.jpg?v=1778093512","url":"https:\/\/www.livingtea.net\/products\/threshold","provider":"Living Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}