Classic Xiaguan tuo that is a really solid bang for your buck. It’s mostly inoffensive, and could be a competitor for a solid daily sheng drinker. The two issues I have with it is that it’s really, really hard to break apart without turning into dust (I’ve good luck with using a small flathead screwdriver and hammer) and the cha qi from it makes me feel slightly stoned/dissociated. One of the few teas that hits me in that way and due to that I can’t drink it a lot.
You can’t really get much better for the amount of aging and price. It’s got some smokiness, a bit of of tobacco and almost a tart fruitiness to it. A tea that I suggest everyone at least try once and is a good benchmark for Xiaguan to contrast and compare to their more up-scale offerings.
Flavors: Fruity, Smoke, Tobacco
The flathead end of an electronics screwdriver is and will probably always wil be my tea puerh pick. It has taken on one iron-pressed cake without fail.
Between that and a oyster shucking knife I feel it’s all you ever need!