Two Geographical Indications, One Cup.
Gan Pu (Orange Pu-erh) brings together two of China's most protected and place-specific products: Yunnan Pu-erh tea, and Xinhui mandarin from Jiangmen, Guangdong. Both carry national geographical indication protection. Both are irreplaceable products of a particular soil, climate, and craft tradition.
The mandarin is harvested whole, the pulp carefully removed, and the hollow peel filled with Yunnan ripe Pu-erh that has been aged for several years. The filled fruit is then sun-dried and half-dried without additives. During this process, something quiet and irreversible happens: the Pu-erh slowly absorbs the fruity oils of the tangerine peel, while the peel draws in the deeper tea fragrance. The two aromas are no longer separable. They become a third thing.
The Tasting Experience
The fragrance is complex and unexpected, woody and resinous with rosin and pine, fermented and overripe in the way of dark aged things, then suddenly bergamot and fig and prune rising into it. A trace of rose, a thread of tobacco, a cool hibiscus note underneath. The liquor is sweet and mellow, the entrance smooth, the finish warm and long.
Spiritual Character Warm.
Occasions Cold days. Heavy meals. Slow evenings. Days that need steadying.
Brewing Guide One whole piece per session. Three ways to brew:
Direct: Place whole piece in pot, pour boiling water directly onto the peel (slower, golden, sweet)
Needle method: Pierce small holes around the fruit, slow-steep for deep tea aroma
Broken: Tear peel into pieces, mix with tea, brew for balanced intensity immediately
Weight: 1 piece (~5g)