{"product_id":"1980s-lss-bliss-qingcha-liubao","title":"1980's LSS \"Bliss\"\/Qingcha Liubao","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a little unusual as liubao goes - it was produced by Liang Rui Sheng (a company in Ipoh, Malaysia) around the late 80's.   Instead of being packaged in a bamboo basket, the leaves were compressed in a single 40kg cylinder and wrapped in white sacks with a pink inner ticket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe leaves were unfermented initially (giving the name Qingcha - with the Qing (raw) character stamped on the bags).   This tea has needed a long time to reach maturity - it tasted a bit raw for a long time, almost like a roasted oolong, but with decades of storage in the heat and humidity of Malaysia it has now reached a good depth, with nice deep aged flavours and good vibrancy remaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular basket has been in our own storage for more than a decade and we've decided to slowly release it for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Essence of Tea","offers":[{"title":"500g","offer_id":52774830014744,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":52774830047512,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g Sample","offer_id":52774830080280,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/9186\/3604\/files\/1980_76933b08-e7af-4c50-807a-a845b634dd6b.png?v=1787821845","url":"https:\/\/essenceoftea.com\/products\/1980s-lss-bliss-qingcha-liubao","provider":"The Essence of Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}