{"product_id":"skinny-chicken","title":"Skinny Chicken","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Skinny Chicken \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raw Puer (生普洱）\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArbor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Qiaomu (Tall Trees)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kuashan, Lincang, Yunnan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026 Tasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:  \u003c\/span\u003eHoneysuckle, Mango, Fragrant Bedstraw, Daffodil, Umami\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the third year sourcing tall arbor tea from this unknown mountain in Lincang.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSourcing puer can be an adventure because every mountain in Yunnan creates its own style of tea, and while there are some long-term favorites out there, like Yiwu and Xigui, there are a hundred times more lesser or unknown regions.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere is always the chance that you can source gold, a great tea from an unknown mountain for a very fair price, that’s what Kuashan is for us, and those that have had the Skinny Chicken in the past know it to be an incredible sweet tea at an unbeatable price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSourced from our friend Lan Jie’s ancestral mountain, this tea is modest and off the beaten path of famous Lincang teas.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt does however encapsulate that Lincang sweetness with less of the intense bitterness and power of its Xishuang Banna cousins, it creates a tea that is pleasant whenever we drink it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFragrances of tropical fruit juice leech off the leaves when placed in a warmed gaiwan, with undercurrents for floral fragrances reminiscent of honeysuckle and daffodil, while something meatier lingers in the background.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMore vegetal notes take over as the leaves are infused with water, yielding up fragrances of sage or crushed bedstraw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe brew is fantastically smooth, like warm cream on the palette.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA pale gold that can steep darker if desired with a powerful minerality that lingers with an undeniable sweetness.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is a fantastic raw puer to those averse to the stronger more bitterly powerful teas of the southern mountains. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen brewed properly (quick infusion times) that classic Lincang sweetness finds a delicate floral body, and defines this tea as a different kind of puer for those searching for variety. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhile it is made from tall qiaomu trees, this is not ancient material, but leaves picked from 50 to 80 year old trees.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThus, it has the potential to powerful bitterness if left to steep overlong, but as a result, the chaqi is quite powerful, and its quickly dissolving bitterness that yields a nice huigan is reminiscent of nearby Xigui.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe thickness of body peaks around the fourth infusion, yielding sweeter and sweeter cups until the flavors blend together into a late session of warm sugared water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe offer this tea in 25 gram samples (chunks lovingly pried off the cake), whole 200 gram cakes, and a set of 5 cake tongs wrapped in bamboo leaves and totaling 1000 grams.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIf you're interested in sampling this year's full flight of puer pressings, check out the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/products\/raw-puer-flight-2026\" title=\"Raw Puer Flight\"\u003eYunnan Flight\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"Raw Puer Flight\" href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/products\/raw-puer-flight-2025\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, a set of 6 dragon balls from different regions each pressed in 6 gram balls for convenient brewing.  If you've been buying from us for a while, and trust our taste, we have bundled all the cakes together into one single \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/products\/raw-puer-bundle-2026\"\u003eProduct a Bundle Tong of sorts\u003c\/a\u003e at 10% off their individual prices (similar to our tong pricing).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe recommend brewing this tea gongfu style in a gaiwan or Chinese teapot.  We use 6 grams of tea in a 100ml brewing vessel with boiling water, steeping 5 second for the first few infusions and adding 5 seconds after ever subsequent infusion.  Most of these puer teas can be re-infused over 15 times, when brewing in this gongfu style.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNever bought a cake before, learn how to break it up with a tea pick on \u003ca title=\"How to Break up a tea cake with a screwdriver\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zv60za17AjA\"\u003eour YouTube\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One River Tea","offers":[{"title":"Full Cake (200g)","offer_id":46100667990250,"sku":null,"price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sample (25g)","offer_id":46100668023018,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tong - 5 Cakes (1000g)","offer_id":46100668055786,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0007\/9681\/9516\/files\/SkinnyChickenWrapped.png?v=1781689187","url":"https:\/\/onerivertea.com\/products\/skinny-chicken","provider":"One River Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}