1999 Longyuanhao Shu Pu'er

Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
Ingredients
Pu Erh Tea
Flavors
Earth, Hay, Mineral, Tobacco, Wet Earth, Wood
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205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 3 oz / 100 ml

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1999 Longyuanhao Shu Pu’er 250g
One of the oldest teas we have offered, this is a deep, rich and complex tasting experience. Longyuanhao is one of our favorite companies, focusing on wild-picked teas, and expressing the unique terroir of places like Yiwu. They have become a respected force in Xishuangbanna for their continued tradition of quality. This brick is one of the first pressings they made, back before they had labels, branding or anything more than a dream of making beautiful tea.

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A while back, I ordered a puerh sample pack from Verdant. I used about 4-5 g. leaf for about 6 oz. water. (My kitchen scale is still missing.). Still can’t find my puerh pick, so I broke the leaves up with a longer rinse. It’s sort of mediocre, somewhere in between the Guevara shu and the much better Ethical Agriculture one I tried yesterday. Nothing offensive about it — it’s just bland and boring, with no noticeable lingering notes so far. I’ll say more if anything comes up in later steeps. Smells sweet like dried tobacco leaf, but I don’t really notice much sweetness in the flavor.

Added: Woodier than I’d like. Not a fan of heavily oaked wine, and this bothers me in the same way.

Now on the 6th or 7th steep, and it really doesn’t change much as I go. The Ethical Ag tea lost some of its earthy mineral flavor as I took it through additional steeps, but this one doesn’t. I do not like it.

So far, my palate is pretty simple. I like unflavored teas that are naturally sweet. A little bitterness doesn’t bother me, as long as there’s some sweetness. This doesn’t fit the bill.

Flavors: Earth, Hay, Mineral, Tobacco, Wet Earth, Wood

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If you like sweet, I’d recommend trying out some lao cha tou (shu nuggets that get formed during shu processing). From my experience they generally tend towards sweet and/or earthy and/or creamy. White2Tea’s laochatou tastes pretty sweet to me. I think their Chocolate Minis are also described as relatively sweet though it’s been a while since I’ve had them so I can’t actually remember myself.

Crimson Lotus Tea has a huangpian shu (the one in 250g bricks, not the Iron Forge which I haven’t tried yet) which has a ridiculously sweet aftertaste that I love. It might take a few tries to get it but it seems to work better/more consistently for me if I brew it in a mug with a steeping basket and somewhat longer steeps than gongfu.

I’m not good at remembering/associating certain tastes to regions, especially for shu (literally the only one I can nail consistently is Lincang shu which to me has a fruity-ish and full-flavoured but not exactly sweet sort of taste), but I want to say some Bulang shus I’ve had are relatively sweet.

kristinalee

Thanks. I’m writing these down.

mrmopar

I will second the Lao Cha. Shou with a couple of years on it is better than the younger stuff.

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1186 tasting notes

I made a deep, rich cup of this to accompany my reading on a cold, blustery, snow/rain mix day here. It is perfect and warming me and relaxing. Delicious.

I am so pleased I got back into reading finally! Hopefully I can keep it up all winter haha. See previous notes on this tea :)

keychange

Reading and tea are so lovely during the winter!

mrs.stenhouse12

I agree! Haha I read most of the day yesterday since the weather was not that great, just a small pitstop to go to Chapters to get the second book in my series (which I read over half of yesterday already, oops) and a new blanket! I am all set now haha

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121 tasting notes

As with all of Verdant’s Shu puerh, this one had a surprisingly clean scent that reassured me of its quality. Obviously it still had a certain mustiness, but it is a generally pleasant smelling brick. Nothing fishy, nothing dirty, nothing nasty. Just a reassuring, “old” smell.

I had this down in London and wasn’t really using optimal water, so I won’t review in too much detail for now, but it was definitely a flavoursome puerh with a lovely, deep coloured liquor (what else was I expecting? hahaha). I’ll bring it back home with me when I go down next weekend and do a proper tasting session in the near-future :D

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 15 sec

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127 tasting notes

Nothing that I can recall other than generic shu, still have a little left from a sample so maybe I will increase steep time/leaf. I almost think shu are better western brewed personally, as I always seem to find shu super thin and light with 30 s steepings.

Preparation
5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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301 tasting notes

This is a very nice shou! Quite an interesting find – Yiwu Mtn. material used in this brick. Large wild-tree leaves plus stems mixed to enhance the sweet wood flavor. Traditional stone pressing.
I don’t believe I’ve ever had a ripe using Yiwu material. The very dark wet leaves give off a sweet baked foods scent which becomes richer with spice overtones as you move through several steepings. Beautiful dark tea soup is syrupy and very soon the flavor matches with a deep dark sweetness. Nice complexity for a ripe puerh. Smooth and soothing in the throat with a long lasting aftertaste. There is nothing offensive or off-putting about this fermented tea. This is a great wintertime shou to warm up those cold days. Very aromatic; dark and smooth; deep woodiness; upfront sweet richness which continues throughout the session. I definitely like this tea and look forward to enjoying it many more times!
Update: Very flavorful for seven steepings but then it becomes rather thin.

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 7 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
looseTman

Great description!

tea123

Sounds positive!

DigniTea

Thanks. IMHO this is one to be enjoyed!

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3294 tasting notes

I’m enjoying a rare quiet afternoon, several students have cancelled today, for various reasons (mostly probably because they didn’t practice over the break, & don’t feel like going out in the cold). So I’m cuddled up at my desk with this tea, & I’m loving it. It’s rich & thick, with a deep quality to it, a depth whose essence makes me think of the deep color of mahogany, or the sound quality of a bassoon. It’s not really something I can put into words, but it is much much more than taste, or even texture. It’s a beautiful thing :)

Mikumofu

Beautiful description!

mrs.stenhouse12

Mm this sounds so good. I should break into my bag of this soon :)

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278 tasting notes

Yum. This is really nice. No fermentation taste. Just smooth and mellow!

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