2023 Jingmai Gulan is Farmer Leaf’s flagship sheng pu-erh: a balanced blend of leaves from six ancient-garden areas on Jingmai Mountain (Nuo Gu Wan, Mai Sao Kan, Ai Ban, Weng Bo, He Huan, Mang Guo). Expect a deep huigan, moderate bitterness, and a quieter fragrance—more about mouthfeel and throat than perfume, and built for long gongfu sessions.

2023 is an “exceptional” Jingmai year for Gulan because drought reduced yields to roughly half of the previous year, so Farmer Leaf sourced from more farmers to complete the blend and produced about 150 kg total.

Origin: DaPingZhan, Jingmai, Puerh, Yunnan, China

Cultivar: Seed-grown heirloom vaieties

Age of Trees: Mixed, from 50 to 300 years 

Harvest: March/April 2023, hand-picked

Taste: Deep huigan, moderate bitterness, subdued fragrance, well balanced