"AN IV"
AUTHOR'S BLEND
SHENG (RAW) PU'ER
★ PESTICIDE-FREE
Vietnam
AN IV is the fourth release in our AN series of signature Sheng Pu'Er blends, created from exceptional ancient tea tree material sourced from the mountains and forests of Northern Vietnam. Representing the latest stage in our blending philosophy, this tea combines carefully aged Gu Shu Mao Cha selected for their ability to create a profile of remarkable balance, depth, and individuality while preserving the vibrant energy of traditional Sheng Pu'Er. The infusion is powerful yet refined, revealing layers of wild honey, tropical fruits, mountain flowers, forest herbs, mineral sweetness, and a long-lasting aftertaste that reflects years of exploration, experimentation, and dedication to Vietnamese tea craftsmanship. MORE
200 g cake
AROMA
Honey, dried fruits
TASTE
Floral, honey, woody
PRODUCTION: 2026
SHENG (RAW) PU'ER
★ PESTICIDE-FREE
Vietnam
AN IV is the fourth release in our AN series of signature Sheng Pu'Er blends, created from exceptional ancient tea tree material sourced from the mountains and forests of Northern Vietnam. Representing the latest stage in our blending philosophy, this tea combines carefully aged Gu Shu Mao Cha selected for their ability to create a profile of remarkable balance, depth, and individuality while preserving the vibrant energy of traditional Sheng Pu'Er. The infusion is powerful yet refined, revealing layers of wild honey, tropical fruits, mountain flowers, forest herbs, mineral sweetness, and a long-lasting aftertaste that reflects years of exploration, experimentation, and dedication to Vietnamese tea craftsmanship. MORE
200 g cake
AROMA
Honey, dried fruits
TASTE
Floral, honey, woody
PRODUCTION: 2026
Scientific studies proved that tea leaves from Pu’Er trees contain more polyphenolic organic compounds, which are the most powerful antioxidants than tea leaves from other regions. Sheng pu’er strengthens the cardiovascular system, vitalizes the nervous system, supports brain activity, reduces blood pressure, and has anti-inflammatory properties.
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EASTERN (PIN CHA) ★
Temperature: 85-99 °C
Amount: 3-7 grams per 120 ml of water
Steeping: 10-30 sec x 7+
WESTERN (INFUSION)
Temperature: 90 °C
Amount: 2-3 grams per 250 ml of water
Steeping: 1-2 min x 3+
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Tea absorbs surrounding aromas and moisture and loses its properties, including taste and aroma. Store it in a dry and cool place in airtight packaging. Avoid direct exposure to the sun and high temperatures.
TEMPERATURE: 20-25°C
HUMIDITY: 50-60%
BEST BEFORE: No expiration date!
*When properly stored, this tea gets better with time!
TEMPERATURE: 20-25°C
HUMIDITY: 50-60%
BEST BEFORE: No expiration date!
*When properly stored, this tea gets better with time!
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ABOUT
AN IV represents the latest evolution of our AN series, a collection of limited-production Sheng Pu'Er blends created to explore the full potential of Vietnam's ancient tea tree heritage. As the fourth chapter in this ongoing journey, AN IV reflects everything we have learned through years of sourcing, aging, tasting, blending, and producing tea throughout the mountains of Northern Vietnam. It is both a continuation of the philosophy established by AN I, AN II, and AN III and a new expression of our belief that carefully selected and thoughtfully blended ancient tea tree material can produce truly exceptional tea.
The creation of AN IV began, as always, in the tea forests themselves. Every year we travel across Northern Vietnam, visiting remote mountain regions, ancient tea gardens, and forest tea populations in search of the finest material available. Throughout these expeditions we evaluate countless teas, selecting only a small number that demonstrate exceptional character, aging potential, and individuality. These teas are then carefully stored, monitored, and revisited over time before becoming candidates for future AN series blends.
Like previous releases, AN IV is composed exclusively of ancient tea tree material harvested from multiple mountain regions. Each component was selected for its ability to contribute something unique to the final composition. Some materials provide floral elegance and sweetness, while others contribute strength, minerality, fruit character, structure, or persistence. The goal was never simply to combine great teas but to create a blend where each ingredient enhances the others, resulting in a profile that feels complete, harmonious, and greater than the sum of its parts.
The blending process itself required extensive experimentation and countless tasting sessions. Numerous combinations were tested before the final recipe emerged. Every adjustment was made with a single objective: achieving balance while preserving the individuality and mountain character of the raw material. The resulting tea demonstrates the complexity that can be achieved when exceptional ancient tea tree material from different origins is allowed to work together within a carefully designed composition.
AN IV also reflects the continued development of AN SHIM TEA PRODUCTION. From the early days of pressing experimental cakes by hand to operating our own factory in Hà Giàng Province, each release in the AN series marks an important stage in our journey. AN IV represents the accumulated knowledge, experience, and confidence gained through years of working directly with ancient tea tree material and exploring the possibilities of Vietnamese Sheng Pu'Er.
Produced in very limited quantities, AN IV is a unique and unrepeatable creation. The specific combination of materials, harvests, ages, and storage histories exists only within this particular recipe. Like all AN series releases, it serves as a record of a specific moment in time and preserves a flavor profile that can never be recreated exactly.
Today, AN IV stands as one of the most mature expressions of our blending philosophy. It demonstrates how diverse mountain origins, ancient tea trees, traditional processing, and thoughtful aging can come together to create a tea of remarkable depth, complexity, and character. More than simply a blend, AN IV is a reflection of our ongoing commitment to showcasing the extraordinary potential of Vietnamese Sheng Pu'Er and the ancient tea forests that continue to inspire everything we do.
TERROIR
AN IV is a multi-origin Sheng Pu'Er blend created from ancient tea tree material sourced from several of Northern Vietnam's most remarkable tea-producing regions. Rather than expressing the character of a single village, mountain, or forest, the tea was designed to capture the diversity of Vietnam's ancient tea heritage through the careful combination of multiple terroirs. Each origin contributes its own personality, allowing the blend to present a broader and more complete expression of Northern Vietnam's tea landscape.
The materials used in AN IV originate from mountain regions situated between approximately 1,000 and 2,000 meters above sea level, where ancient tea trees thrive in cool, mist-covered environments. These high-altitude ecosystems experience abundant rainfall, frequent cloud cover, strong day-to-night temperature variation, and mineral-rich soils. Such conditions slow leaf development and encourage the accumulation of aromatic compounds, amino acids, and minerals that contribute to the depth, complexity, and aging potential of the tea.
The ancient tea trees themselves are among the most valuable elements of the terroir. Many of the trees used in the blend are several centuries old, growing naturally within mountain forests and traditional tea landscapes. Their deep root systems penetrate multiple geological layers, absorbing nutrients and minerals unavailable to younger cultivated tea bushes. This contributes to the rich texture, pronounced minerality, persistent aftertaste, and energetic character that define high-quality ancient tea tree Sheng Pu'Er.
Each terroir was selected to contribute a specific dimension to the final composition. Some regions provide floral elegance and vibrant sweetness, while others contribute strength, structure, fruit complexity, mountain freshness, or long-lasting Hui Gan. Additional components introduce herbal nuances, forest character, and deeper mineral foundations. Through blending, these individual qualities become integrated into a unified profile that preserves the uniqueness of each origin while creating a harmonious whole.
What makes AN IV particularly distinctive is the maturity of its blending philosophy. Rather than focusing on individual regional characteristics, the tea seeks to express the collective potential of Northern Vietnam's ancient tea forests. It reflects years of exploration, tasting, and understanding how different mountain environments interact when brought together. The result is a terroir that is not defined by a single location but by the conversation between multiple landscapes, climates, and tea traditions.
In many ways, AN IV represents a map of Northern Vietnam's ancient tea world in a single cake. It captures the floral mountain gardens, remote forest tea populations, mist-covered highlands, and centuries-old tea trees that continue to inspire our work. Through this blend, we aim to present not only the character of individual regions but also the remarkable diversity, complexity, and beauty of Vietnamese Sheng Pu'Er as a whole.
ORGANOLEPTICS
The dry leaves display an impressive composition of large ancient tea tree leaves and silvery buds, carefully compressed into a traditional cake. Their appearance combines shades of silver, olive green, bronze, and amber, reflecting the diversity of origins and ages incorporated into the blend. The aroma of the dry leaf is deep, vibrant, and highly complex, offering notes of wild honey, mountain flowers, ripe tropical fruits, dried apricots, sugarcane, forest herbs, sweet wood, and delicate resinous nuances. In a preheated gaiwan or teapot, the fragrance becomes exceptionally expressive, revealing additional layers of orchid, passion fruit, peach, floral nectar, pine resin, medicinal herbs, warm spices, and mineral undertones. The aromatic profile feels both powerful and refined, demonstrating the maturity of the AN blending philosophy.
The liquor is bright, clear, and luminous, displaying a rich golden-amber color with brilliant reflections. The aroma of the infusion is elegant, expansive, and deeply layered, combining notes of honey, tropical fruits, mountain flowers, ripe stone fruits, forest herbs, fresh wood, and pronounced mineral sweetness. The texture is exceptionally thick, silky, and mouth-filling, creating a luxurious sensation while maintaining remarkable freshness and energy. The taste opens with vibrant sweetness before unfolding into layers of wild honey, peach, apricot, mango, sugarcane, floral nectar, mountain herbs, pine resin, sweet wood, and mineral complexity. Compared to earlier releases in the AN series, AN IV demonstrates greater integration and depth, with all elements working together seamlessly while preserving the individuality of the ancient tea tree material. Throughout multiple infusions, the tea continues to evolve, revealing new dimensions of sweetness, fruit character, floral elegance, and mountain strength.
The aftertaste is exceptionally long, cooling, and deeply satisfying. Waves of returning sweetness gradually emerge from the throat and spread throughout the mouth, accompanied by lingering floral notes, fruit sweetness, and vibrant mineral freshness. The Hui Gan is powerful and persistent, reflecting the quality of the ancient tea tree material and the maturity of the blend. As the session progresses, the tea becomes increasingly harmonious and refined, revealing greater depth with each infusion. In the empty cup, the aroma remains intensely fragrant, offering lingering notes of forest honey, orchid, tropical fruits, ripe stone fruits, mountain flowers, pine resin, sweet wood, and subtle medicinal nuances. The overall impression is one of exceptional balance, sophistication, and vitality, making AN IV a fitting continuation of the AN series and one of the most complete expressions of Vietnamese blended Sheng Pu'Er produced by AN SHIM TEA PRODUCTION.
AN IV represents the latest evolution of our AN series, a collection of limited-production Sheng Pu'Er blends created to explore the full potential of Vietnam's ancient tea tree heritage. As the fourth chapter in this ongoing journey, AN IV reflects everything we have learned through years of sourcing, aging, tasting, blending, and producing tea throughout the mountains of Northern Vietnam. It is both a continuation of the philosophy established by AN I, AN II, and AN III and a new expression of our belief that carefully selected and thoughtfully blended ancient tea tree material can produce truly exceptional tea.
The creation of AN IV began, as always, in the tea forests themselves. Every year we travel across Northern Vietnam, visiting remote mountain regions, ancient tea gardens, and forest tea populations in search of the finest material available. Throughout these expeditions we evaluate countless teas, selecting only a small number that demonstrate exceptional character, aging potential, and individuality. These teas are then carefully stored, monitored, and revisited over time before becoming candidates for future AN series blends.
Like previous releases, AN IV is composed exclusively of ancient tea tree material harvested from multiple mountain regions. Each component was selected for its ability to contribute something unique to the final composition. Some materials provide floral elegance and sweetness, while others contribute strength, minerality, fruit character, structure, or persistence. The goal was never simply to combine great teas but to create a blend where each ingredient enhances the others, resulting in a profile that feels complete, harmonious, and greater than the sum of its parts.
The blending process itself required extensive experimentation and countless tasting sessions. Numerous combinations were tested before the final recipe emerged. Every adjustment was made with a single objective: achieving balance while preserving the individuality and mountain character of the raw material. The resulting tea demonstrates the complexity that can be achieved when exceptional ancient tea tree material from different origins is allowed to work together within a carefully designed composition.
AN IV also reflects the continued development of AN SHIM TEA PRODUCTION. From the early days of pressing experimental cakes by hand to operating our own factory in Hà Giàng Province, each release in the AN series marks an important stage in our journey. AN IV represents the accumulated knowledge, experience, and confidence gained through years of working directly with ancient tea tree material and exploring the possibilities of Vietnamese Sheng Pu'Er.
Produced in very limited quantities, AN IV is a unique and unrepeatable creation. The specific combination of materials, harvests, ages, and storage histories exists only within this particular recipe. Like all AN series releases, it serves as a record of a specific moment in time and preserves a flavor profile that can never be recreated exactly.
Today, AN IV stands as one of the most mature expressions of our blending philosophy. It demonstrates how diverse mountain origins, ancient tea trees, traditional processing, and thoughtful aging can come together to create a tea of remarkable depth, complexity, and character. More than simply a blend, AN IV is a reflection of our ongoing commitment to showcasing the extraordinary potential of Vietnamese Sheng Pu'Er and the ancient tea forests that continue to inspire everything we do.
TERROIR
AN IV is a multi-origin Sheng Pu'Er blend created from ancient tea tree material sourced from several of Northern Vietnam's most remarkable tea-producing regions. Rather than expressing the character of a single village, mountain, or forest, the tea was designed to capture the diversity of Vietnam's ancient tea heritage through the careful combination of multiple terroirs. Each origin contributes its own personality, allowing the blend to present a broader and more complete expression of Northern Vietnam's tea landscape.
The materials used in AN IV originate from mountain regions situated between approximately 1,000 and 2,000 meters above sea level, where ancient tea trees thrive in cool, mist-covered environments. These high-altitude ecosystems experience abundant rainfall, frequent cloud cover, strong day-to-night temperature variation, and mineral-rich soils. Such conditions slow leaf development and encourage the accumulation of aromatic compounds, amino acids, and minerals that contribute to the depth, complexity, and aging potential of the tea.
The ancient tea trees themselves are among the most valuable elements of the terroir. Many of the trees used in the blend are several centuries old, growing naturally within mountain forests and traditional tea landscapes. Their deep root systems penetrate multiple geological layers, absorbing nutrients and minerals unavailable to younger cultivated tea bushes. This contributes to the rich texture, pronounced minerality, persistent aftertaste, and energetic character that define high-quality ancient tea tree Sheng Pu'Er.
Each terroir was selected to contribute a specific dimension to the final composition. Some regions provide floral elegance and vibrant sweetness, while others contribute strength, structure, fruit complexity, mountain freshness, or long-lasting Hui Gan. Additional components introduce herbal nuances, forest character, and deeper mineral foundations. Through blending, these individual qualities become integrated into a unified profile that preserves the uniqueness of each origin while creating a harmonious whole.
What makes AN IV particularly distinctive is the maturity of its blending philosophy. Rather than focusing on individual regional characteristics, the tea seeks to express the collective potential of Northern Vietnam's ancient tea forests. It reflects years of exploration, tasting, and understanding how different mountain environments interact when brought together. The result is a terroir that is not defined by a single location but by the conversation between multiple landscapes, climates, and tea traditions.
In many ways, AN IV represents a map of Northern Vietnam's ancient tea world in a single cake. It captures the floral mountain gardens, remote forest tea populations, mist-covered highlands, and centuries-old tea trees that continue to inspire our work. Through this blend, we aim to present not only the character of individual regions but also the remarkable diversity, complexity, and beauty of Vietnamese Sheng Pu'Er as a whole.
ORGANOLEPTICS
The dry leaves display an impressive composition of large ancient tea tree leaves and silvery buds, carefully compressed into a traditional cake. Their appearance combines shades of silver, olive green, bronze, and amber, reflecting the diversity of origins and ages incorporated into the blend. The aroma of the dry leaf is deep, vibrant, and highly complex, offering notes of wild honey, mountain flowers, ripe tropical fruits, dried apricots, sugarcane, forest herbs, sweet wood, and delicate resinous nuances. In a preheated gaiwan or teapot, the fragrance becomes exceptionally expressive, revealing additional layers of orchid, passion fruit, peach, floral nectar, pine resin, medicinal herbs, warm spices, and mineral undertones. The aromatic profile feels both powerful and refined, demonstrating the maturity of the AN blending philosophy.
The liquor is bright, clear, and luminous, displaying a rich golden-amber color with brilliant reflections. The aroma of the infusion is elegant, expansive, and deeply layered, combining notes of honey, tropical fruits, mountain flowers, ripe stone fruits, forest herbs, fresh wood, and pronounced mineral sweetness. The texture is exceptionally thick, silky, and mouth-filling, creating a luxurious sensation while maintaining remarkable freshness and energy. The taste opens with vibrant sweetness before unfolding into layers of wild honey, peach, apricot, mango, sugarcane, floral nectar, mountain herbs, pine resin, sweet wood, and mineral complexity. Compared to earlier releases in the AN series, AN IV demonstrates greater integration and depth, with all elements working together seamlessly while preserving the individuality of the ancient tea tree material. Throughout multiple infusions, the tea continues to evolve, revealing new dimensions of sweetness, fruit character, floral elegance, and mountain strength.
The aftertaste is exceptionally long, cooling, and deeply satisfying. Waves of returning sweetness gradually emerge from the throat and spread throughout the mouth, accompanied by lingering floral notes, fruit sweetness, and vibrant mineral freshness. The Hui Gan is powerful and persistent, reflecting the quality of the ancient tea tree material and the maturity of the blend. As the session progresses, the tea becomes increasingly harmonious and refined, revealing greater depth with each infusion. In the empty cup, the aroma remains intensely fragrant, offering lingering notes of forest honey, orchid, tropical fruits, ripe stone fruits, mountain flowers, pine resin, sweet wood, and subtle medicinal nuances. The overall impression is one of exceptional balance, sophistication, and vitality, making AN IV a fitting continuation of the AN series and one of the most complete expressions of Vietnamese blended Sheng Pu'Er produced by AN SHIM TEA PRODUCTION.
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