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Paul –
+ flawless storage
+smooth and transformed taste
-taste too mellow to my liking
-very light ChaQi
-could be more oily, yet texture is good
Would recommend it to people who are looking for well stored 80s Shou, or the prestige of 80s tea ;D, otherwise not really economical.
Paul –
In my huble opinion, this tea is at par -if not superior- to the GFZ Gold mark. Or put it like this i enjoyed it more — quite surprised to find it in the T4- category.
I wouldn’t neccessarily say that’s a stereotypical Yiwu though, since i’d associate that with pure sweetness. To me, this tea started off quite bitter, with a pronounced bacon taste, later turning into camphor, and even later mushroom. Nevertheless it is certainly sweet, yet the above mentioned profile caught me by suprise.
Even though i wouldn’t say it’s a reference for Yiwu, i would say it’s a reference for ChaWang tea –highest class material.
Paul –
First brews were -for my taste- too adstringent and not pleasantly bitter (unlike Lao Man E). The Cha Qi was quite good, HuiGan was sort of creamy afterglow and the mouthfeel OK.
Nevertheless i will try to keep initial steeping times shorter, for my next sessions, and am grateful that a friend passed me a sample of this, since it’s really educational.
Paul (verified owner) –
Very educative, especially since i was able to compare ot with the 2006 CGHT Chawang (Autmun), and the 2021 CYH Chawangshu, the parallels are obvious.
CGHT had the most oily mouthfeel, the Gold Mark (probably) the most overall Performance, yet i enjoyed the Chwangshu the most, due to more interesting flavour.
Not sure if Chawangshu or Gold Marl is superior, have to try that again.
Paul (verified owner) –
YYT is a not that widely known Boutique, yet their quality is top. As the story goes the owners of CYH and YYT used to be business partners/friends and used the same factory, that’s why you can expect a similar quality level.
If the price were a little lower the rating’d be higher; yet this cake shows no signs of Huang Pian, which can’t be taken for granted. Happy that i own one of these well crafted cakes.