TSNG063 - Dayi (8582) Shengcha 2022

Product detailed description

Overview
A delicious sheng puer tea from Dayi Tea Factory (Dayi Chachang 大益茶厂) in Menghai city (勐海 Menghai), which was pressed in the summer of 2022. The code "8582" refers to the tea blend recipes (Beifangcha 配方茶), a Chinese concept used since 1960s by former Menghai Tea Factory (Menghai Chachang 勐海茶厂, 1953-2004) to show year of production, tea leaf grade and responsible tea factory in Yunnan Province. This tea was generously provided by Yuan Guoxia (袁国霞), a current manager of the Dayi Tea Factory in Menghai city. We met with manager Yuan during our work trip to Xishuangbanna in early 2025, where we conducted several research interviews regarding of the Dayi Tea Factory ongoing projects and current challenges. This tea has a transparent orange-golden color and a pleasant flower-honey fragrance. While drinking this tea, we appreciated its balanced woody-creamy taste and thick honey-citrusy aftertaste, which is one of the reasons why these blend teas from Dayi Tea Factory are so popular until today.

Tea profile (akt. 14-04-2025)

• Aroma: Smooth flower fragrance with subtle honey tones
• Colour: The tea changes between transparent yellow-orange tones to vibrant ochre-golden shades
• Body: Smooth, thick and balanced
• Taste: Dry herbs (chamomile, dandelion and lemon grass), fruit juice (pomello, sugar cane and peaches) and sweet creams (vanilla ice cream and vanilla pudding) with fresh woody tones
• Aftertaste: Pleasant sweetness, a distincg mouthwatering effect, and a lingering flower-honey imprint in the tea cup

Note

Recipe blends teas (配方茶 Beifangcha) uses four digits. First two refer to the year of production. Third digit refers to the size, tenderness, and maturity of tea leaves used in a recipe blends. Grades range from 1 (youngest, bud-heavy) to 9 (mature, coarse leaves and stems). Shengcha benefits from mid to low grades (4–6) for aging, while higher grades (7–9) offer structure and sweeteness. The last digit refers to the tea factory codes and includes (1) Kunming Tea Factory (昆明茶厂), (2) Menghai Tea Factory (勐海茶厂), (3) Xiaguan Tea Factory (下关茶厂) and (4-9) others tea factories in Yunnan Province. While the concept of recipy blend teas is still used, particularly by one of the oldest tea factories in Yunnan Province, such classification presents a living Chinese tea industry history. Today, more than 2000 Dayi authorized stores can be found in China, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia.