Highlights:
- Tea uses maocha from 2003, including some banzhang material
- Clean Taiwan natural storage
- Very intense taste and Qi
Qi is very intense and the Taste a bit rough (as typical of Xiaguan). Therefore I would suggest aging this tea further to get the best out of it. Or you know, do whatever you want, I’m not your mom 🙂
To be clear, this tea is indeed already well aged (as fast as possible while preserving complexity and avoiding storage flavours), it’s just that in my opinion the ideal point to drink a powerful Xiaguan production is when it’s really smoothened out.
This is the paper tong version, the much better edition compared to the bamboo tong version.
357g cake, only 1 per order
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Great puer to start with. Aged maocha material shines through, even compared to other FT productions.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Exceptionally priced, worth every penny.
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Luke R (verified owner) –
There had been quite a bit written about this tea and so I wanted to try it. It has a bit of a dusty storage smell I think, but it isn’t overpowering.
When you get it into it is has a nice brandy, whiskey taste to it. The middle brews are quite delicious.
I am going to put it away for a while as recommended by Paolo in his description.
I think Puerh.uk has this cake priced more reasonably than other vendors. And I tend to think that all of their teas are priced well or are available as small samples. I think they genuinely want to make these amazing teas available for us all to try which I’m thankful for.
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Nick M. (verified owner) –
Sweet aromas of beeswax resolving to honeysuckle and wood in the pot, a mild background camphor note in the bowl. Rich amber soup. Pleasant bitterness, some astringency inducing a persistent mouthwatering response. Up-front and indeed with some rough edges, as described. Cooling throat. Extremely good value. Wonderfully relaxing. I shall follow Paolo’s advice and tuck away for a bit, though worth saying it’s satisfying already.
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Kamil K. (verified owner) –
Robust and flavourful. Storage is on the drier side, but it makes for a cleaner taste. Can definitely recommend
Robin (verified owner) –
A strong tea, both in terms of taste and energy. I was also surprised by the quality of the leaves .. you can make a lot of brews with this one. Definitely rather dry stored, which is probably why it’s a bit rougher, but I can’t wait to see how the tea transforms over the years.