The traditional recipe big leaf maocha is from the Big Tree, Arbor varietal. The leaves are Grade 6 and above with some young buds.
Drinking this puerh young, the tea is fragrant with fresh, fruity subtle notes and a sweet persistent aftertaste. It has a good tea taste and a bittersweet finish, which shows that the tea will age well; after 5 years it will still have a young raw, flowery flavour but after 10 years it will open up to develop a softer, more complex and mature profile.