{"product_id":"china-menghai-ganpu-tangerine-puerh","title":"China: Menghai Ganpu (Tangerine Pu-erh) — Sun-Dried Ripe","description":"\u003cp\u003eGanpu (Tangerine Pu-erh) · Menghai, Yunnan · aged three to five years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA whole small tangerine, hollowed out and packed with ripe pu-erh, then dried. The peel\nstays on: you brew the fruit, not just the leaf, and the citrus oil in the skin does most of\nthe aromatics while the tea underneath supplies the body. It is a Guangdong idea made with\nYunnan tea — the two have been sold together for well over a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tea inside this one is ripe pu-erh (shou cha) from the Menghai tea area: wet-piled, dark, and already\nsettled. The producer describes an eighty-hour sun-dry rather than machine baking, and three\nto five years of resting before the fruit is packed — which is why the peel smells of dried\ncitrus and not of fresh orange. Steeped, the cup is smooth and low in astringency, the peel\ngiving a clean bitter-edge lift over the top of a soft, woody body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne honest limit: the producer states the tea's region but not the peel's. Most ganpu is\nmade with Xinhui tangerine; this listing does not claim it, because the paperwork does not\nsay so. The fruit is packed in Anxi, Quanzhou, Fujian — the production licence on the pack\nis a Fujian licence (SC11435052406127), so read it as a packed lot, not an estate one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrew it whole: one fruit in 150 ml of boiling water, ten to fifteen seconds on the first\nsteep, adding a few seconds each round; it will keep going for many infusions. If you would\nrather stretch it, break the peel and use a spoonful in a mug for a minute. Rinse once\nbefore the first pour — the peel holds dust from drying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eTea: Menghai tea area, Yunnan, China — packed in Anxi, Quanzhou, Fujian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAge\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree to five years of resting before packing (producer's stated range)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eStyle\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eGanpu, whole tangerine filled with ripe pu-erh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eType\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eRipe pu-erh in dried citrus peel, sun-dried\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eProducer licence\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eSC11435052406127, a Fujian packing licence held in Anxi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAroma\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eDried tangerine peel, citrus oil, a little dark wood underneath\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eLiquor\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep amber-red, clear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eFlavor Profile\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eTypical of the style: citrus peel on the nose, a soft woody body,\n     low astringency, a clean slightly bitter finish that turns sweet in the throat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eBrewing\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne fruit \/ 150 ml \/ 100 °C \/ 10–15 s, adding time each steep · rinse once\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eNet weight\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e250 g \/ 500 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePackage\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe producer packs 250 g in a sealed can or a foil bag; 500 g is two of\n     either, the can version boxed with a gift bag\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eStorage\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eSealed, room temperature, away from damp and odour\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MINGXU","offers":[{"title":"250 g","offer_id":54439548518694,"sku":"MX-GP-250","price":78.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 g","offer_id":54439548551462,"sku":"MX-GP-500","price":118.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1050\/3477\/6870\/files\/ganpu_dry.png?v=1794495654","url":"https:\/\/mingxutea.com\/products\/china-menghai-ganpu-tangerine-puerh","provider":"MINGXUTEA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}