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Got this tea as a free sample with my recent order to Berylleb King Tea and I must say it is good. It was if anything just short of phenomenal. There was very little in the way of fermentation taste to it. Once the tea opened up a little crept in there but it was weak and didn’t last long. This tea is very nearly cleared. Not sure if I would say any notes of chocolate emerged but it developed a nice sweet flavor. This tea is hard to beat for a ripe puerh. It is as good as just about anything I have drank. There is something about Lao Cha Tou nuggets that I like. This one is definitely on my list of teas to buy. I think it is somewhat expensive but I may buy it anyway. Also, I didn’t find any negative flavors from the teas storage. It seemed to have been stored very cleanly by Berylleb or someone else.

I steeped this tea twelve times in a 150ml gaiwan with 11g leaf and boiling water. I gave it a 10 second rinse. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec, 30 sec, 45 sec, 1 min,1.5 min, and 2 min.

Flavors: Earth, Sweet

Preparation
Boiling 11 g 5 OZ / 150 ML
aardvarkcheeselog

My brick of laochatou is almost gone, so this caught my eye. That is some pricey shu.

AllanK

Yes I think it is pricy too but it was really good and nearly cleared. The 1996 from Aliexpress King Tea has cleared. I reviewed that a few days ago. It was even better than this. Also not cheap.

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aardvarkcheeselog

My brick of laochatou is almost gone, so this caught my eye. That is some pricey shu.

AllanK

Yes I think it is pricy too but it was really good and nearly cleared. The 1996 from Aliexpress King Tea has cleared. I reviewed that a few days ago. It was even better than this. Also not cheap.

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I am Allan. I live and work in Long Island, New York. I have been amassing a tea collection for nearly two years and have spent way too much money. I now try to buy mostly Puerh as I like it most and it lasts nearly forever. Black tea has a habit of going bad. If anyone is interested in tea swaps I am open to ideas and have quite a cupboard.

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