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Menghai 7572 Shu (recipe)
Mèng Hǎi 7572 · 勐海7572
puerh-shu · bing · plantation
Menghai 7572 is the Menghai Tea Factory's flagship shu (ripe pu-erh) recipe, also from 1975 — distinguished from 7542 sheng by the wet-pile fermentation step that converts the leaf into ripe pu-erh's earthy, cocoa-tinged profile. Reliably consistent and a classic shu reference.
Quick facts
- Origin
- China
- Region
- Menghai
- Harvest year
- 2020
- Harvest season
- spring
- Shape
- bing
- Cultivation
- plantation
- Cultivars
- Da Ye Zhong (Large-Leaf Varietal)
Brewing
- Leaf
- 7.0 g / 100 ml
- Water
- 100°C
- Rinse
- yes
- Gongfu steeps (s)
- 5, 8, 12, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60
7572 is the canonical shu (ripe pu-erh) recipe from the same factory and year as 7542 sheng.
Tasting notes
- Aroma
- earth, dark wood, dates
- Flavor
- earthy, sweet, mild cocoa
- Mouthfeel
- thick, smooth
- Finish
- long, warm
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