85

This tea has improved quite a bit over the course of a year. When I first broke into it, it brewed a bit green and the flavors were somewhat thin; as of today though it brews thick gold, and has fragrant notes of sandal wood, raisins and wet clay. The large amount of long stipes included in this cake seem to add to the sweetness. If I were to complain about anything, it doesn’t have a whole lot going on in the huigan department, most of the flavors seem to be more up-front on the palate.

Edit: so reviewing sheng is a bit awkward because, well, it changes over time, for better or worse. In this case better. What began as a pleasant, sweet and viscous yet otherwise unremarkable puerh cake has aged quite well over the summer. It has grown a shade darker, and its flavor reflects this, with a pungent, almost meaty, floral/fruity taste. Drinking it today, I found it to be thick, dark and brothy, with face-melting bitterness and cha qi. I might have to pick an extra one of these up for long-term storage…

Flavors: Floral, Peach, Tobacco, Wet Earth

Kenfu

YS’s GFZ is stellar. Thumbs down to your 80…weak review.

Ginkosan

Lol yeah I know a lot of folks rave about this one… For me it’s probably the most inconsistent tea that I have; sometimes it’s phenomenal, and sometimes it falls flat. Probably just a taste thing, Yiwu’s not really my mountain.

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Kenfu

YS’s GFZ is stellar. Thumbs down to your 80…weak review.

Ginkosan

Lol yeah I know a lot of folks rave about this one… For me it’s probably the most inconsistent tea that I have; sometimes it’s phenomenal, and sometimes it falls flat. Probably just a taste thing, Yiwu’s not really my mountain.

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