A gifted scholar in Qing Dynasty wrote in “The History of Pu’er Tea”,  “Pu’er tea is famous all over the world, the taste of thick Smell, especially valued by the capital”. This is also the origin of the name of this tea cake.

“Yan酽”, phonetic characters, sound Yan, means tea or wine that tastes thick.

Thick Smell is the newly invented formula by Taetea in 2006, as a classic, drinking series. Thick Smell 1701, made with selected sun-dried big leaf tea from Yunnan, undergoes appropriate fermentation and is pressed with high steam temperature. The smell is strong but not violent, with smoke aroma. Indeed a premium raw tea.

Origin 

Most of the raw materials of Taatea Pu’er tea come from the birthplace of tea trees in the world – China Yunnan Menghai County, the core production area of Pu’er Tea.

Technology 

The Taetea Processing Technology was selected into the National Intangible Cultural Heritage of China, boasts rich technical content, constantly innovate the blending technology and fermentation technology. Thus Taetea has a numerous classic Pu’er formula, applying a microbiology technology for tea making.

Culture & Collection 

Every Taetea product has been well-designed with its unique and profound humanistic connotation, very suitable for collecting and tasting!

Age 

More than 70 years of focus on Pu’er tea field, with rich storage of different year aged raw materials. Most of the old Pu’er tea products currently in existence are from the Menghai Tea Factory.