2005 Boyou TF 0508M

Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Dark Bittersweet, Dates, Dried Fruit, Molasses, Raisins, Thick
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Boiling 7 g 4 oz / 130 ml

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  • “Dry – Dark bittter and bittersweet notes, tart fruit and molasses. Wet – Cocoa bittersweet notes, persimom, other dried tropical fruits, dates, raisins. (A slight floral hint/complexity devolops...” Read full tasting note
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Boyou was founded in 2005, now is one of the factories which still adhere to the strictest sanitary standard in Xishuangbanna. Boyou TF hire Master Huang An Shun who was fermentation workshop director working at the Menghai Tea factory since 1957 to be supervisor for fermentation process.

05 series ripe puerh is the first batch of products. Used 2005 fermented and matured materials, after more than six months storage, select eight grade material and blended into this "0508M"product. The cakes are covered with first grade material, which have many golden buds.

Boyou TF have first-class fermentation technology and experienced staff. 0508M means 2005 fermentation material, 8 grade material, M- ripe puerh. This tea is milder than "0507M" which we also offer. Brewed tea have a deep garnet-red color, sweet and smooth with pleasant light dark chocolate tones. Seven years good storage, this puerh cake is ready for drink now !

Manufacturer : Boyou Tea Factory

Production date : 2005 material, November 2006 pressed

Harvest Area : Menghai, Xishuanbanna

Weight : 357g per cake, 7 cakes in bamboo tong

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Dry – Dark bittter and bittersweet notes, tart fruit and molasses.
Wet – Cocoa bittersweet notes, persimom, other dried tropical fruits, dates, raisins. (A slight floral hint/complexity devolops as you steep).
Liquor – Burgundy to a reddish-coffee.

Initial Steeps Are seet with a thick body and bittersweet chocolate note that turns cremier as it moves to the back of the tongue finishing in a fruity date note with molasses. These notes become more robust with each steep, from chocolate it is more of a cocoa note and even getting to the aromatic coffee side. Even though the front and middle seem thick and creamy the finish has a ‘juiciness’ to it.

Mid Steeps (3-5) The thick body takes the lead with apparent sweetness followed by bitter-to-bittersweet molasses and the cocoa notes seem to resemble cocoa dusting. It is hard to summarize the notes of several steeps because the bittersweet and sweet notes seem to switch around for the lead, the finish continues to be a juicier dates and molasses version of itself.

Final Steeps (6-9.. 10ish) Later steeps seem to maintain the playful notes with even more fruits becoming apparent, persimon, dates, raisins come to mind. The Liquor is still holding some thickness, but you can tell it is starting to give in. By the 8th steep it is mostly a juicy ripe with some hints of cocoa. The lack of thickness is filled by the camphor that before only was a ghost, possibly drowned by the initial thickness.

Final Note/Thoughts
A very good ripe, specially for the price. The material is a little on the ‘ok’ side, with is not bad but it can be a bit different session to session. Some can have more of that cocoa, while some will be mostly fruity.

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Flavors: Dark Bittersweet, Dates, Dried Fruit, Molasses, Raisins, Thick

Preparation
Boiling 7 g 4 OZ / 130 ML
mrmopar

Always such nice notes!

JC

Thanks! I have a few ripes that I received lately. I can send you some if it won’t get you in trouble. lol

mrmopar

I have a 2006 version of this I think and the Imperial Red Chariot is another good one from Boyou.

JC

I’ll keep an eye for that one!

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