1992 Tibetan Kang Brick Tea

These "Kang" bricks were produced in the small tea factory in Province of Guizhou and then sent to Tibet where they were stored in a family home for more than ten years. These are packaged in long (1 meter) bamboo baskets, about 20 to each length. Traditionally these were carried on the backs of sherpas or horse's for thousands of kilometers. Not so long ago teas like this were legal tender in Tibetan areas and was given in payment for a dowry, a horse, etc. The tea is boiled with yak butter to produce a form of yak butter tea. I prefer to drink it all by itself, washing the first two infusions (like Pu-erh) and drinking the latter infusions.#teaceremony

Vintage: Spring 1992 small-leaf varietal of ""hei cha"" material from Guizhou

Stephen Colbert drinks this tea on his #tea4tuesday segment!
The aroma and taste of the tea and flowers together is just exquisite. They complement each other with a spicy and sweet taste that lasts 10+ infusions.