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Drinking this again, for the third time. The second time I drank it Steepster was down so I could not post a review. I overleafed it a bit today to see just how much I could get out of this tea. I used 9g in a 70ml teapot. It went 34 steeps without getting too watery. It still had a nice amber color in the 34th steep. It started of a nice dark black color and held this color for about 25 steeps. Around the 26th or 27th steep it evolved into an amber colored tea, but still nice tasting. This was one of the most complex ripe teas I have drank. It started out quite bitter. So bitter I didn’t really notice the fermentation taste. This slowly changed into a sweet note after a good amount of steeps. In the end it was a mildly sweet tea that had not lost too much of it’s flavor. I did steep it 34 times. This is the most I have taken any tea. The last three steeps I put aside to photograph my tea session. This is without a doubt the best new ripe I have drank. And as to qi, it was quite potent up until the 12th or 14th steep then it was not noticeable. I only wish I could have afforded two of these. It is definitely on my list to buy another. It is in my opinion the rarest of teas. No one generally makes LBZ material into ripe tea. BUt with Hai Lang Hao and Yunnan Sourcing I trust that it is exactly that. The fact that this tea went 34 steeps is further proof of it’s origin.

I steeped this 34 times in a 70ml teapot with 9g leaf and boiling water. I gave it a 10 second rinse. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 7 sec, 7 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 10 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec 15 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 20 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec, 25 sec, 25 sec, 30 sec, 30 sec, 30 sec, 45 sec, 45 sec, 45 sec, 1 min, 1 min, 1 min, 2 min, 2 min, 2min, 3 min, 3 min, and 4 min.

Flavors: Bitter, Sweet

Preparation
9 g 2 OZ / 70 ML
__Morgana__

34 times! Wow!

Shine Magical

Can’t wait for my second tasting too… letting it rest for a few more weeks!

LuckyMe

Dang, I didn’t think it was possible to steep a tea that many times!

AllanK

I intentionally over leafed it so I could get more steeps. The color had changed a good bit by steep 34 but it was still tea.

tea123

This sounds like a very special ripe pu-erh. As an owner of this tea can you comment of the price to quality ratio in your opinion?

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__Morgana__

34 times! Wow!

Shine Magical

Can’t wait for my second tasting too… letting it rest for a few more weeks!

LuckyMe

Dang, I didn’t think it was possible to steep a tea that many times!

AllanK

I intentionally over leafed it so I could get more steeps. The color had changed a good bit by steep 34 but it was still tea.

tea123

This sounds like a very special ripe pu-erh. As an owner of this tea can you comment of the price to quality ratio in your opinion?

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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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