D-CN-024
Liu Bao Basket
箩装六堡茶
Basket-aged heicha, from Guangxi, China.
Dark tea (post-fermented)
Liu Bao Basket is strongest on body, smoothness and finish length. Typical tasting words: bamboo, forest floor, cellar, camphor, mineral. Traditionally packed tightly into large woven bamboo baskets of up to fifty kilograms for export across Southeast Asia. The interaction between the bamboo fibre and humid cellar air fosters a distinct cellar and betel-nut perfume.
Also known as Bamboo Basket Liu Bao and Cangwu Basket Tea.
The profile
Taste, 0 to 5
Flavour families, 0 to 5
Facts
- Origin
- Guangxi, China
- Plant
- Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
- Harvest
- spring to autumn
- Elevation
- low
- Oxidation
- 75 to 95%
- Roast
- unroasted
- Leaf
- cut
- Price band
- mid-range
- Availability
- fairly common
- Ageing
- made for ageing
- Forgiving to brew
- 5 of 5
- L-theanine
- low
Made by: kill-green, then rolling, then pile fermentation, then steaming, then pressing into bamboo baskets, then cellar ageing.
Caffeine
A cup of Liu Bao Basket carries a typical estimate of 40 mg of caffeine, within a range of 25 to 60 mg depending on leaf amount, water temperature and steeping time. Figures are estimates for a 240 ml cup. Better earlier in the day if you are sensitive to caffeine. The caffeine planner turns this into a daily total.
How to brew it
| Method | Leaf | Water | Steeps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western, 250 ml | 3 g | 95 to 100 °C | 3 min, 4 min, 5 min |
| Gongfu, 100 ml | 6 g | 98 to 100 °C | Rinse, then 15 s, 20 s, 25 s, 30 s, 40 s, 50 s |
Up to 7 infusions. Scale for your own pot with the brew calculator.
Drinking it
- afternoon
- evening
- after_meal
- social
- relaxing
Pairs with dim_sum, red_meat and cheese. Milk: no. Iced: yes. Sweetener: no. Good for beginners: yes.
Tasting words explained
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