Yunan Bo-Nay

Today I am finishing Yunan Bo-Nay (acquired from Holsome Teas in Princeton, NJ). The tea is from Yunan Province (as the name may suggest) and the tea is also a pu-erh, or aged tea (Bo-Nay is one of many synonyms for pu-erh). The dry leaf has a spicy aroma along with the earthy smell of many pu's.





The liquor of the tea seen here is after the first 2 minutes of steeping, I kept the leaves in the pot and by the end the tea I poured out was black and almost syrupy. The first cup was very pleasant, it was light and warmed my stomach and my body with a mild sweet and earthy taste. I am now on the last cup and the tea has grown astringent and it creates a numbing sensation in my mouth after I drink it.