Black Yunnan Tuo 98 from Mei Leaf

Black Yunnan Tuo 98

Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Citrus Zest, Leather, Wet Wood, Autumn Leaf Pile, Compost, Decayed Wood, Dirt, Earth, Espresso, Medicinal
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Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec 5 g 4 oz / 132 ml

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SEASON
Spring 1998

CULTIVAR
Da Ye Zhong

ORIGIN
Fengqing, Yunnan, China

PICKING & PROCESSING
Buds and young leaves

ELEVATION
2000m

EYES – DRY LEAF
Dark roast coffee bean brown compressed broken leaves.

NOSE – DRY LEAF
Humid forest cave.

NOSE – WET LEAF
Boskoop apple cellar.

EYES – LIQUOR
Black americano coffee.

MOUTH – TEXTURE
Rich and fresh.

MOUTH – TASTE
Wet cave, new leather, medicinal bark and the slightest earthy apple sweetness.

NOSE – EMPTY CUP
Damp mountain caves.

MOUTH – FINISH
Clean and fresh with a slight juicy tingle on the tongue.

EYES – WET LEAF
Tar black broken mulched leaves.

BODY SENSATION
Cleansing and invigorating with a definite digestif quality.

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5 tasting notes

Dark colored liquor. Smooth and substantial. Leather, wood, aged citrus flavors. Calm and alert sensation. Very enjoyable.

Flavors: Citrus Zest, Leather, Wet Wood

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec 6 g 4 OZ / 120 ML
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ashmanra
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I haven’t tried this company yet. Maybe I should give their site a good look!

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68
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When trying to get into Shou Pu’erh we bought a lot of it, this being one of them. While not the most flavorful of Ripe pu’erhs that we’ve tasted it is any easy drinker. That classic moisture rich toiled soil taste that is distinctive to ripe pu’erhs is present and is reflective of what a good Shou should provide. While it lacks some of the richer fruity notes and earthier base, it is a pu’erh we’d would recommend for those trying to figure out the base flavor profile of a ripe pu’erh

Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Compost, Decayed Wood, Dirt, Earth, Espresso, Leather, Medicinal

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec 5 g 6 OZ / 175 ML
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80
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89 tasting notes

Smell and taste identical with my basement,
minerals all over, wet stones/cave
Sometimes you have to learn and get used to some tastes, and this one is definetly in this category
Awesome tea
Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
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catgurl1998
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Dear Djpas,
I had an identical reading of this tea and as I am coming to the bottom of my box I am at a loss for a replacement. Would you have any other teas that come to mind with this flavor profile?
Wet basement, stones, dirt, cave are my favorite, and seemingly difficult flavors to find.

Thank you!!
-E

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Not Recommended
62 tasting notes

I was personally disapointed by this tea. There was no complexity. Just sort of dirt and old wood, which is fine but it was dull.
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70
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may 11/17
my second gong fu, and my first puerh if you dont include the fish fest from a few weeks ago. i have seen alot of reviews where the puerh is described as “earthy”, but i wasnt prepared for this. this was next level earthy. it tasted like you walked into an old abandoned house, went down the stairs into the dank, musty cellar, and drank it. the cellar, not the puerh. after a few steeps the flavour reminded me of an old second hand bookstore. during the last infusions the earthiness came in the form of having a beet like taste. i enjoyed this quite a bit, and cant wait to go further down the puerh road.
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