Autumn tea from the best ancient tree gardens in Bắc Yên district of Sơn La province growing at 1400m. The people living and making tea here are of the H'Mông ethnicity.
 
This tea was made in an area called Bản Bẹ village in Tà Xùa, one of the more well known areas for old tree Assamica tea in Vietnam and is located just south of where the 2023 Sơn La tea was made. Tà Xùa mainly produces wok made green tea but we were lucky enough to have the chance to get some of the raw puerh version.
 
This tea brews up into a rich gold green soup. Floral, fruity and honey sweet with some citrus notes, medium bitterness/ astringency. This tea has a pleasant minerality with a nice huigan and focused qi.
 
200g cakes ($0.19/ gram)
 
Season: Autumn 2024
Picking Standard: 1 bud, 2-3 leaves
Region: Tà Xùa, Sơn La
Elevation: 1400m