{"product_id":"2013-liubao-purple-bud","title":"2013 Liubao Purple Bud","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2013 Purple Bud Liubao (2013年紫芽六堡茶)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003eRaw \/ Farmer Tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wei Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gongping Village, Wuzhou, Guangxi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Spring 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leather, Malted Chocolate, Powdered Milk,  Betel Nut.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was a specially requested tea and one of the two most favorably reviewed entries in our raw Liubao sampler. Like most of the \"farmer tea\" variants of Liubao, it is a rustic treat best enjoyed with care in an extended Gongfu brewing session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaster Wei and his mother picked the tea that went into this tea more than a decade ago. One specific plot of their land has a section of heirloom bushes that grow with a distinctly red or purple tinge. While not as rich in \u003cspan\u003eanthocyanin as Zijuan red teas or puer teas, these bushes offer up tea that is first punchy and astringent when fresh, but then ages into something uniquely sweet and creamy. This tea has had plenty of time to transform into a mellow and yummy thickness you can get nowhere else in Liubao. It sat for more than ten years in a wicker basket up in the Wei Family's attic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe musty condition of traditional liubao storage demands one do two quick rinses prior to enjoying this tea. While a danker dimension of it is never absent, over multiple infusions one is also rewarded with a viscious thickness on the tongue and lingering sweetness that is most prized in this sub-genre of Liubao tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor an independent take on this tea, see PathLessTaken's blog review \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pathlesstaken.substack.com\/p\/one-river-tea-dock-fuel-raw-liubao\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"25g","offer_id":46005826224362,"sku":null,"price":11.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g","offer_id":46005826257130,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":46005826289898,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/109_c4e83c0b-d494-4988-8d14-55100280066f.png?v=1776179193","url":"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/products\/2013-liubao-purple-bud","provider":"One River Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}