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Paul –
Hardest nut to crack of the whole brew puerh like a pro set.
After my first session i didn’t feel like commenting, since the thight compression and totally dry storage made it very difficult to extract the essence of this tea.
Today for my second session i soaked ot 45 minutes beforehead for5 minutes in cold water, which made for a pleasant session. Yet, even after thos preparation, it still wasn’t open at the end (Still chunks of leaves sticking together.) and thus performing too mellow.
So compared to for example the 2003 HkHenry it performs much weaker on all levels; thus i won’t give it 4 stars, cause the economic consideration doesn’t hold up.
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 –
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.
Colin-M –
Like Guillaume, I found this came across more like a Shu than a Sheng.
It reminded me of Paolo’s 1980s Mr Chen’s Ding Xing Hao in this respect and I’ve tasted other Shengs of Paolo’s that I prefer to this (OK it’s sold out….)
Dean (verified owner) –
Grandpa brewed was ok