This is a tea that very clearly is a budget pressing, and that you could easily place under “you get what you pay for” tier. It was bought from a Taiwanese seller who was selling the cakes for $8USD each (I think they go for around $20 on Ebay). Flavors are extremely mundane and predictable (mostly a tinge of earth, and possibly leather if you are lucky that day). If it does have any redeeming factors, it’s A.)The price and B.) It can be a good ripe to introduce people to the category without grossing them out. Not something I can or want to drink daily.
As a side note – after letting it settle for two months, I got a strong smell and flavor of instant mashed potatoes in the brews. None of my other teas have taken on this smell (nor do I cook such things), so it was very strange and it makes it almost undrinkable.
YMMV but I would steer clear of this and there are much better budget shou’s on the market to be had (I’m preferential to the Xiaguan 8663 at a similar price).
Flavors: Earthy, Leather
