{"product_id":"ancient-recipe","title":"Ancient Recipe: LIMITED EDITION","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 720px;\"\u003e\n  \n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.02em; margin: 0 0 1.5em; text-align: center;\"\u003eAged the way pu'er was meant to age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \n    \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 1.5em;\"\u003e\n      Our \u003cstrong\u003eAncient Recipe\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003e7542\u003c\/strong\u003e raw (sheng) pu'er cake pressed in 2004, from the leaves of \u003cstrong\u003eancient tea trees over 200 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e in Lincang, Yunnan. It was crafted by my tea teacher, \u003cstrong\u003eMr. Zhang\u003c\/strong\u003e, then loaded onto a truck and driven 1,000 miles east to Guangzhou, where it has aged beside the Pearl River for more than twenty years. Only \u003cstrong\u003e28 cakes\u003c\/strong\u003e of this batch exist.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e    \n  \n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f5ede0; border-left: 4px solid #8b6f47; padding: 1em 1.25em; margin: 0 0 2em; border-radius: 4px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eDeep red, brilliantly clear in the cup. Over two decades the aroma has turned — from the floral, fruity notes of young raw tea into something closer to old wood. The flavor is sweet, crisp, smooth, and full-bodied, with a strong returning sweetness and the lingering backbone of a properly aged sheng. The spent leaves come out a bright reddish-brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e  \n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 0.95em; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 2em 0 1em; opacity: 0.7;\"\u003eWhat's in the cake\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \n    \u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin: 0 0 2em;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 160px; background: #faf6ef; padding: 1.25em 1em; border-radius: 8px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: 700; color: #8b3a1f; line-height: 1;\"\u003e2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 0.9em; opacity: 0.75; margin-top: 0.35em;\"\u003evintage, Lincang\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 160px; background: #faf6ef; padding: 1.25em 1em; border-radius: 8px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: 700; color: #8b3a1f; line-height: 1;\"\u003e200+ yrs\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 0.9em; opacity: 0.75; margin-top: 0.35em;\"\u003etree age\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 160px; background: #faf6ef; padding: 1.25em 1em; border-radius: 8px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: 700; color: #8b3a1f; line-height: 1;\"\u003e28\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 0.9em; opacity: 0.75; margin-top: 0.35em;\"\u003ecakes total\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e  \n\n    \u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #d4c8b5; margin: 2.5em 0;\"\u003e\n  \n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 0.95em; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 1.25em; opacity: 0.7;\"\u003eWhy we love it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \n    \u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin: 0 0 2em;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; padding: 1.25em; background: #faf6ef; border-radius: 8px;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.35em;\"\u003e🌳\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0.35em;\"\u003eAncient trees\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 0.8;\"\u003eLeaves from tea trees over 200 years old, in the mountains of Lincang, Yunnan.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; padding: 1.25em; background: #faf6ef; border-radius: 8px;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.35em;\"\u003e💧\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0.35em;\"\u003eAged in Guangzhou\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 0.8;\"\u003eHumidity-driven aging the drier mountains of Yunnan simply can't produce.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; padding: 1.25em; background: #faf6ef; border-radius: 8px;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.35em;\"\u003e📜\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0.35em;\"\u003eOnly 28 cakes\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 0.8;\"\u003eA small-batch release from a single two-decade aging run. When it's gone, it's gone.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; padding: 1.25em; background: #faf6ef; border-radius: 8px;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.35em;\"\u003e🍵\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0.35em;\"\u003eCrafted by Mr. Zhang\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 0.8;\"\u003eMy tea teacher — and my dad's before me. Two generations of sessions in every cup.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e  \n\n    \u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #d4c8b5; margin: 2.5em 0;\"\u003e\n  \n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 0.95em; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 1.25em; opacity: 0.7;\"\u003eThe journey, 1,000 miles east\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \n    \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 1.5em;\"\u003e\n      This tea was crafted by my tea teacher, \u003cstrong\u003eMr. Zhang\u003c\/strong\u003e — who was my dad's teacher first. The two of them met at Beijing University, introduced by mutual friends because they were both from Tancheng, my dad's hometown. Mr. Zhang was studying agriculture at the time. That study eventually became a life in tea.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e    \n\n    \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 1.5em;\"\u003e\n      The leaves were grown and harvested in 2003 in \u003cstrong\u003eLincang, Yunnan\u003c\/strong\u003e — sun-dried, then pressed into cakes the following year, as is typical for raw pu'er. But Mr. Zhang did things differently. Instead of leaving the cakes where they were made, he packed them onto a truck and drove them 1,000 miles east to \u003cstrong\u003eGuangzhou\u003c\/strong\u003e, where they have aged in his storehouse by the Pearl River ever since 2004.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 0;\"\u003e\n      Guangzhou is far hotter and more humid than Yunnan, and that humidity is what drives proper deep aging. It's what lets raw pu'er ferment slowly across decades into something rich, smooth, and fully developed — a transformation the dry mountains where the tea was grown simply can't produce. The result is a sheng that tastes the way aged sheng was meant to taste.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #d4c8b5; margin: 2.5em 0;\"\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 0.95em; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 1.25em; opacity: 0.7;\"\u003eAbout the 7542 recipe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \n    \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 1.5em;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e7542\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most legendary pu'er recipes in history, first produced in 1975. Collectors and drinkers treat it as the benchmark for what aged raw pu'er should taste like. The four digits encode the whole formula.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e    \n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin: 0 0 2em;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 100px; background: #faf6ef; padding: 1.25em 0.75em; border-radius: 8px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: 700; color: #8b3a1f; line-height: 1;\"\u003e75\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 0.85em; opacity: 0.75; margin-top: 0.5em; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ethe year the recipe was established\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 100px; background: #faf6ef; padding: 1.25em 0.75em; border-radius: 8px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: 700; color: #8b3a1f; line-height: 1;\"\u003e4\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 0.85em; opacity: 0.75; margin-top: 0.5em; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ethe highest leaf grade in the blend\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 100px; background: #faf6ef; padding: 1.25em 0.75em; border-radius: 8px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: 700; color: #8b3a1f; line-height: 1;\"\u003e2\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 0.85em; opacity: 0.75; margin-top: 0.5em; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eproduced by Menghai Tea Factory\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #d4c8b5; margin: 2.5em 0;\"\u003e\n\n    \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 1.5em;\"\u003e\n      Brew it on the \u003cstrong\u003ePure Land Tea Set\u003c\/strong\u003e for the full gongfu experience. Pair with \u003cstrong\u003eBig Snow Mountain\u003c\/strong\u003e for your daily ripe pu'er, or \u003cstrong\u003eBig Snow Essence\u003c\/strong\u003e for the contemplative aged ripe.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e    \n\n    \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.2em; letter-spacing: 0.04em; margin: 0; opacity: 0.85;\"\u003e\n      Crafted by masters. Aged correctly. Now let the tea talk.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \n  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pure Land Tea","offers":[{"title":"Cake #1","offer_id":47877307957415,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cake #2","offer_id":47877307990183,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cake #3","offer_id":47877308022951,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cake #4","offer_id":47877308055719,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cake #5","offer_id":47877308088487,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cake #6","offer_id":47877308121255,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cake #7","offer_id":47877308154023,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cake #8","offer_id":47877308186791,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cake #9","offer_id":47877308219559,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cake #10","offer_id":47877308252327,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #11","offer_id":47877308285095,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #12","offer_id":47877308317863,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #13","offer_id":47877308350631,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #14","offer_id":47877308383399,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #15","offer_id":47877308416167,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #16","offer_id":47877308448935,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #17","offer_id":47877308481703,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #18","offer_id":47877308514471,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #19","offer_id":47877308547239,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cake #20","offer_id":47877308580007,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #21","offer_id":47877308612775,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #22","offer_id":47877308645543,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #23","offer_id":47877308678311,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #24","offer_id":47877308711079,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #25","offer_id":47877308743847,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #26","offer_id":47877308776615,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #27","offer_id":47877308809383,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cake #28","offer_id":47877308842151,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0402\/1095\/6455\/files\/Copy_of_Subheading.png?v=1774306712","url":"https:\/\/www.purelandtea.org\/products\/ancient-recipe","provider":"Pure Land Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}