2005 Jinggu “White Dragon” Raw Puer Tea

Year: 2005

Name of the product:  “White Dragon” Raw Puer Tea

Producer: Jing Gu White Dragon Tea Liability Corporation

Material:  Blended material from Jing Gu area

Area: Jing Gu County

Weight: 357 grams

Each tong has seven cakes and comes in traditional bamboo wrapping (a total of 2.5 kg per tong)

About Factory

The White Dragon Company, formerly known as Jinggu Tea Factory, founded in 1959, was one of the six Puer tea manufacturers designated by the former state-run company CNNP in the 1970s with code number “5”.
In November 2003, Jinggu White Dragon (Bailong) Tea Industry Co., Ltd. was established.
The company’s tea factory is located in Jinggu County. At present, they produce Puer tea, White Tea and Red tea.

The Tea

The tea cake material consists of different tea leaf grades, mostly big ones, stems and Huang Pian.

Depending on the amount of tea, it can be brewed at least 10 to 12 times.

Note about old teas: usually, the wrappers have holes since they are bug bitten. You may also find tea oil stains. 

Commonly, the paper disintegrates over time. And dust appears between the cake and the wrapper. This dust can be removed by simply blowing it out or shaking the cake. And of course, rinsing the tea leaves works too.

Please consider this before buying old compressed Puer teas!