Although not as famous as some of the other neighbouring villages such as Lao Banzhang and Lao Man’e etc., Man Xin Long has always been just as an important location on Bulang mountain. It’s a village situated in the heart of Bulang Shan, just 5km away from Lao Banzhang. Sometimes it’s included in the so-called “Banzhang region”, and due to the high quality and similar flavour, tea from Man Xin Long, in the past, has been passed off by certain fraudulent sellers as a product of Lao Banzhang or Lao Man’e, even though Man Xin Long is typically more bitter than Lao Banzhang, and much sweeter than Lao Man’e. Luckily the value of this village, which is full of ancient tea gardens, garners greater recognition each and every year, from the tea market.
 
 
This 2013 Man Xin Long Raw/Sheng Puerh is from our private collection. A dream that many Puerh drinkers (including myself) may have is to store a tea at home and to age it for the future retirement life. In 2013, I bought 7 cakes of this tea for the same reason, long before I had thought of running my own tea business, and without knowing where the village of Man Xin Long was located! After keeping this tea locked away for eight years at my empty apartment in my hometown, I finally tried it, and it most definitely did not disappoint. This tea gives a clean and warm feeling in the mouth. Astringency fades away but is still detectable, together with the moderate bitterness highlighting the typical and powerful characters of Bulang Shan Puerh, and also indicating to us that there is still room for aging. The aging aroma starts to appear and lasts delicately in all infusions. An incense note can be found clearly in the dry leaves and gets weaker in the first few infusions. Due to the strong flavors of this tea, some oily nuts may be a good choice as a snack to accompany it.
 
A later production of the same tea 2016 Man Xin Long Gushu is available on our website.