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“Fruity and juicy. Fell asleep in between steepings, that would be the work of the COVID booster I got yesterday. I think there was good energy here but it got kind of muddled with my light fever....” Read full tasting note
“Gongfu! A brisk morning session. With the intense body and heavier astringency, this tea made was exactly the push I needed to start my day. Brothy and vegetal, with camphorous notes of juniper and...” Read full tasting note
“The hot leaves smell like sweet apricot/mango/tropical. Intense. As they cool I get more mushrooms. 1 Full, sweet and unripe. Very fruity. Intense. Wet leaves give me almost an alcoholic...” Read full tasting note
The return of our classic blend for the old heads. A blend of raw Puer material from multiple areas. Strong. Not the best place to start for inexperienced Puer tea drinkers.
Each cake is 200 grams.
Pressed in 2020. Each cake is 200g. The cakes are wrapped in bamboo leaf tongs, with five cakes per tong.
Fruity and juicy. Fell asleep in between steepings, that would be the work of the COVID booster I got yesterday. I think there was good energy here but it got kind of muddled with my light fever. But the sitting nap was nice! Tranquil if a bit disorienting.
Pronounced huigan, sweet-bitter-astringent, later sour and saliva-inducing. It all lingers seemingly forever in my mouth.
Listening to Mt. Ambient Vs Spasm by Soichi Terada.
Gongfu!
A brisk morning session. With the intense body and heavier astringency, this tea made was exactly the push I needed to start my day. Brothy and vegetal, with camphorous notes of juniper and pine sap alongside undertones of dried mangoes and stonefruit. A little bit of a sour edge, and the most insane huigan following the bitter bite of the finish. Not one of those raw pu’erhs that I reach for frequently, but when it hits it HITS. Glad I jumped outside of my sheng comfort zone with trying this one!!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8IPLyxOIGX/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4RyPaR1mDg
The hot leaves smell like sweet apricot/mango/tropical. Intense. As they cool I get more mushrooms.
1
Full, sweet and unripe. Very fruity. Intense. Wet leaves give me almost an alcoholic feeling.
2
Wet leaves: more hay and mushrooms. Good astringency and increased spiciness. Delicate huigan. White grapes. My head starts to slow down.
For now this reminds me of “boundless 2020 by EOT”.
Something tells me this tea needs to rest and mature a bit.
3
Sweet mushrooms aroma, then parfume/apricot as the leaves cool down.
Liquor is very sweet, slightly Cooling. A lot of unripe grapes. A sort of parfumey quality.
Not so intense. Delicate but persistent huigan. Mind numbness.
4
Aroma: strong apricot/perfume. Mushroomness is gone.
Liquor evolved showing different qualities: thicker body and very intense. More astringent and spicy. Drying. Strong fruity huigan in the throat and back of the month.
5
Aroma: peach, fermentation, flowers.
Swallowing the liquor gives me an interesting feedback.
Sweetness astringency and bitterness are all well integrated. It’s a bit drying and feels rough in the throat.
6
Spicy mushrooms are back. It’s interesting how the aroma keeps changing.
I feel nervous and stoned at the same time.
Melted ice fruity sweet pepper spicyness. Still going strong.
7
Now I’m picking up more honey.
Starting to lose intensity and introducing a more sharp astringency.
I feel a strong tension in my chest.
8
1 minute infusion.
A new sourness appears. Everything feels sharper.
I may have to stop as my anxiety is getting worse.
9
Much stronger honey. Milder and honeyed liquor.
10
Mild sweet honey.
11 12
The tea is still strong, but his character changed completely from the beginning. Mushroom-honey soup.
UPDATE 6 MONTHS LATER
The tea has changed a lot, and I find it very good. Flavours and aromas feel wild and keep changing all the time. The Qi is strong and relaxing. A lot of attention goes to the interesting mouthfeel and aftertaste.
