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What is “Lao Tong Zhi”?
Lao Tong Zhi is a brand name of the Haiwan Tea Factory (or “Haiwan Tea Industry”). When literally translated it means “Old Friends” or “Old Comrades”.
9968 Recipe/Halal Tea
The recipe used for this cake is from 1999 hence the first two digits are ’99’. The third number ‘6’ represents the grade/size of the leaves and the last digit ‘8’ represents factory (Haiwan Tea Industries). This pu erh tea is Halal certified.
Additional Information
| Steeping time | Gaiwan / yixing teapot: 1 x rinse; 10s, 10s, 15s, 20s, 25s, 30s, etc |
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| Steeping temperature | 100 °C - 212 °F |
| Leaves per 500ml / 17oz teapot | 5 gram |
| Tablespoons / 500ml (17 oz) | n/a |
| Tea Year | 2016 |
| Tea Season | Summer |
| Tea Caffeine Content | medium |
| Tea Region | Kunming, Anning |
| Tea Province | Yunnan |
| Gluten-free | yes |
| Tea in Chinese | 海湾老同志生普洱茶砖 |
