80

For anyone who enjoys fruity shengs, this is definitely one. The cake itself is 200 grams. This small bing has a rather tight compression. Upon a wash, one can immediately see that this tea is comprised primarily of chopped up material. Despite its poor appearance, the wet leaves do produces a heavenly fruity aroma… a “smoother” fruitiness than found in, say, a Jingmai. Very nice aroma. The liquor is smooth (to a unique degree) with a suble sweetness… notes of berry and citrus intertwined, again, something I find unique to this tea. The soup is thick with a fair share of astringency in the mouth. The hui gan is there but a little light. Overall, I do enjoy this tea despite the leaf appearance and cloudiness. An 80/100 is a fair assessment.

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205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 88 ML
Yang-chu

Fair assessment. Must be very good tasting to to have a slight hui gan and still receive such high marks from you.

Sammerz314

The tea has a pleasant smoothness that I really enjoyed. But yes, normally I do value a nice hui gan =)

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Yang-chu

Fair assessment. Must be very good tasting to to have a slight hui gan and still receive such high marks from you.

Sammerz314

The tea has a pleasant smoothness that I really enjoyed. But yes, normally I do value a nice hui gan =)

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My name is Samuel and I’ve been interested in the world of teas for about two years now. I began, as most, experimenting with several varieties of teas. I eventually encountered the world of puerh teas – my tea of choice.

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