{"product_id":"bing-dao-lao-zhai-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"\"Rock Sugar\" Bing Dao Lao Zhai Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake (100g)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e– Master, why is the village that produces this tea called \"Iceland\"?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e– Sip the tea. Listen to your throat. Do you feel the sweetness and cooling sensation? – it’s the mountain’s recipe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBing Dao (冰岛), which translates as  \"Iceland” (”ice island”), sits in Mengku, Lincang. It’s the most prized terroir in all of Lincang, and one of the most coveted names in the Pu-erh tea world. The Bingdao region comprises of five villages, of which Bingdao Lao Zhai (冰岛老寨 — \"Bingdao Old Village\") is the oldest and the most legendary. Historically a Dai (傣) settlement, Lao Zhai has been cultivated by Dai families for centuries. Here, in a small core garden at roughly 1,750m, ancient trees of the native Mengku Da Ye Zhong (勐库大叶种) cultivar produce what is widely considered the benchmark for sweetness in raw Pu-erh – a clear, sweet coolness on the throat that the village takes its name from.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin: 20px auto 30px; float: none; display: block;\" alt=\"Bing Dao Lao Zhai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/IMG_7537_low_res_480x480.jpg?v=1779662385\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea comes from a plot in the core ancient garden, worked by the Feng (俸) family – one of the Dai households of Bingdao Lao Zhai. It was harvested in the first days of April, picked at the one-bud-two-leaves standard. Plot's leaves were processed entirely on their own – no blending into bulk Bingdao material. What’s in the tea cake is the character of one family's slice of the mountain, and nothing else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 30px; float: none;\" alt=\"Harvesting Bingdao Puerh Tea\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/Binbg-Dao-Harvest_1024x1024.jpg?v=1779660940\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dry leaf gives a gentle aroma of apple pie, cotton candy, and dried apricot. With hot water, the tea opens into white peach, pear, and baked apple, all carried on Bingdao's unmistakable rock-sugar sweetness (冰糖韵). Later infusions reveal a soft orchid taste and aroma that emerges as the fruit recedes. The mouthfeel is thick and silken with a deep, settled numbing coolness in the throat – the village's signature Liang Gan (凉感). The finish is long and stays sweet. Through all of it runs a powerful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pathofcha.com\/blogs\/all-about-tea\/the-enigmatic-cha-qi-tea-experience-and-its-transformative-powers\" title=\"What is Cha Qi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCha Qi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (茶气) that rises gradually through the body as the session goes on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is no bitterness to break through, no roughness to soften. Only sweetness. A tea to be sipped slowly and remembered for a long time after.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePlace of Origin: \u003c\/strong\u003eBingdao Lao Zhai (冰岛老寨), Mengku Town, Lincang City, Yunnan, China\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eAltitude: \u003c\/strong\u003e1750m\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHarvest Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early April 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003ePicking Standard: \u003c\/strong\u003eone bud, two leaves\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAroma:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apple pie, cotton candy, dried apricots, orchid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Taste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e White peach, pear, baked apple, long-lasting sweet and cooling finish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e• Tea Tree:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMengku Da Ye Zhong (勐库大叶种)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing guidelines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/thermometer_32x32.png?v=1613590565\" alt=\"Water temperature\" style=\"margin-right: 18px; margin-bottom: 00px; margin-left: 18px; float: none;\"\u003e212℉ \/ 100℃\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 00px; float: none;\" alt=\"Tea-to-Water Ratio for Western Brewing\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/Western-Teapot_45649ad9-ec24-45d3-907f-2a0efe273c28_50x50.png?v=1616729997\"\u003e1g per 70-100ml\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/clock_32x32.png?v=1613590565\" alt=\"Brewing Time\" style=\"margin-right: 7px; margin-bottom: 00px; margin-left: 7px; float: none;\"\u003e3-5 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"margin: 10px 7px 00px 11px; float: none;\" alt=\"Tea-to-Water Ratio. Gong Fu Cha\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/Gaiwan_Yixing_0f85d4d2-7572-4ccc-8863-e496a3933739_32x32.png?v=1616730143\"\u003e1g per \u003cspan\u003e20ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/clock_32x32.png?v=1613590565\" alt=\"Brewing Time\" style=\"margin-right: 7px; margin-bottom: 00px; margin-left: 7px; float: none;\"\u003e5 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esec + 5 sec \u003c\/span\u003efor each subsequent infusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Qi Gong Zhu","offers":[{"title":"Whole Cake (100g; $0.64 per gram)","offer_id":42245914165303,"sku":"BINGDAO PU-ERH_1","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25g ($0.84 per gram)","offer_id":42245914198071,"sku":"BINGDAO PU-ERH_2","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2669\/5944\/files\/BingDaoLaoZhaiRawPu-erhTea_GUL_1552_lowres.jpg?v=1779661193","url":"https:\/\/pathofcha.com\/products\/bing-dao-lao-zhai-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","provider":"Path of Cha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}