{"product_id":"2022-valley-small-batch-ripe-puer","title":"2022 Valley Small Batch Ripe Puer","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe first came to know this tea through the tea club, and it left enough of an impression that we knew we wanted to share the magic more widely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBack in 2022, a small series of shou puerh blends were pressed using experimental, lighter fermentation styles, with the clear intention of letting them rest and mature before release. After close to four years aging in Guangzhou storage, these cakes are finally being released in 2026. They’re still very much alive and evolving, yet already deeply drinkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is not a conventional shou puerh. The lighter fermentation allows more nuance to come through — hints of raw puerh character, greater clarity, and a sense of movement alongside the familiar smoothness and depth of ripe tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 Valley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e makes for a beautiful daily drinker, anchored by a generous proportion of huangpian. The lighter-fermented material peeks through with an added huigan — a gentle returning sweetness — layered over the soft, grounding qualities of shou.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEach cake is \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e200g\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePressed in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eReleased in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open4Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53213777396080,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0995\/8296\/8176\/files\/IMG_03164.webp?v=1769573470","url":"https:\/\/open4tea.com\/products\/2022-valley-small-batch-ripe-puer","provider":"Open4Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}