Raw Materials:
7542 Raw: Yunnan Dayezhong Grade 4 (20% tender buds + 80% robust leaves), stone-mold pressed (35kg), Menghai dry aging (65% humidity, 22℃).
7572 Ripe: Yunnan Dayezhong Grade 7 (30% golden tips + 70% mature leaves), pile-fermented (45-day 40-50℃), elevated blending, Kunming dry aging.
7542 Raw:
- Appearance: Round cake, dark green oily strips with silvery tips – classic cotton wrap.
- Aroma: Young – honeyed freshness; Aged – camphor-aged complexity, long cold fragrance.
- Taste: Young – 5-second throat sweetness (bitter-to-sweet rush); Aged – 20-minute plum-like hydration (deep woody finish).
7572 Ripe:
- Appearance: Plump cake, reddish-brown tight strips with golden tips.
- Aroma: Now – caramel-glutinous; Aged – jujube-woody, rich afterscent.
- Taste: Now – silky sweetness (throat penetration); Aged – glutinous-aged complexity (long sweet finish).
Functions & Benefits: Raw-Ripe Synergy for Holistic Wellness
7542 Raw: Antioxidant , lipid-lowering (15-20% in 3 months), focus without jitters (theanine+caffeine), stomach-soothing (40% less tannin), metabolic regulation (tea polysaccharides).7572 Ripe: Stomach protection (membrane formation), lipid-lowering (12-18% via statins), antioxidant (15.6% theabrownin > blueberries), gut balance (β-glucan), stress relief (22% cortisol reduction).