Pure Ancient Trees – Tier 5

nd patience. The ageing is really excellent, whilst the wet sheng leaves are pillowy soft in the pot throughout the session. Nixe. It’s not the most complex tea ever, for sure, that’s not what it gets 5 stars for - whereas it is a comforting, impeccably processed benchmark value tea, perfectly stored and aged, that isn’t easy to find. There’s one minor cosmetic fault which is that the soup is a little opaque. Just look at the value price ratio for this age of tea, however. It’s a buy.
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ed storage case. This is well worth the price because it comes with everything you need for gong fu cha.
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(for my taste) at peak enjoyment for this storage. Anyway this is a pretty classic SMR, though a bit higher quality than their average. My only complaint would be the price but I'm guessing that's just where prices are for teas like this now. Back in the day this was dirt cheap and I wish it was now but that's unrealistic. Prices at PuerhUK are generally lower than average so I'd guess that that's the case for this tea too! Funny that in the case of semi-aged teas, big factory meh-quality teas have comparable prices to high quality material "gushu" like XZH/BYH etc.
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ong! It indeed is like water... This tea is extremely responsive and brewing her is like riding the wild horse. Inside there is every fruit of the forest to be found. She is playful, giggly, full of fun and surprise. The most beautiful part, is that while she bestows her cornacopia of delight in abundance, she still retains plenty of mystery to keep you wanting to explore further. If I had only one chance to impress the Tea Master, I would proudly serve this with great attention, in the finest Jingdezhen porcelain.
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Still young sheng but already with an amazing texture and oily bubbles in the cup till the end.
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