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“2011 Xia Guan Jin Se Yin Xiang Liquid Proust Teas 7.3g, 105 mL gaiwan, Brita filtered tap, 212f dry leaves are pretty standard sheng smell 5s rinse wet leaves are smoky with a hint of spice, soup,...” Read full tasting note
“10g, approx. 100ml Tightly compressed smallish leaves which rested for a bit after rinsing. Wet leaf smells like mossy wood, spice and ample smoke. Taste is like smooth wood, menthol/camphor?,...” Read full tasting note
“Breaking this one out tonight for the for the first time. Broke off about 12 grams for this one. Brewing in a new Yixing from Enjoying Tea. It has the typical XiaGuan “tight” compression to it...” Read full tasting note
Origin : Meng Hai area, Yun Nan Province
Tea factory : Xia Guan Tea Factory
Net weight : 357gr
Type of puerh tea : Raw/Sheng
Year of production : 2011
Harvest : 2005
Storage recommendation : 2031 – 2041
Yixing teapot pairing : Aged Qing Shui Ni, well seasoned Xiao Hong Ni, Pin Zi Ni
This item is a limited release from the Xia Guan Tea Factory. It was compressed in 2011 with 2005 high end raw puerh tea leaves. Only a few thousands cases were made and they all were bought by a Guang Zhou pu erh tea seller. The recipe used for this pu erh beeng cha is very similar to the Jin Se Yin Xiang from the Meng Hai Tea Factory but with that flowery character that define Xia Guan Tea Factory. The beeng cha exhibits high quality tea leaves and a nice clean surface. Very good level of compression, which will allow the tea to age well. The first infusion releases a clean brew, in the cup and in the mouth which show that the material was stored properly while waiting for its processing. A rare and beautiful pu erh tea that is a must have in any pu erh tea collector’s inventory.
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2011 Xia Guan Jin Se Yin Xiang
Liquid Proust Teas
7.3g, 105 mL gaiwan, Brita filtered tap, 212f
dry leaves are pretty standard sheng smell
5s rinse
wet leaves are smoky with a hint of spice, soup, & dried fruit
15s: not much flavor, but a lightly peppery aftertaste. waiting for leaves to decompress some more.
15s: broth has a sort of grainy smell. slightly woody medicinal w/ a hint of citrus
20s x2: bitter upfront with hints of dried fruit later appearing. something vaguely citrus-y about it.
30s: leaves and broth both smell sweeter. Tea itself is bitter & brisk as usual. aftertaste picks up more of a fruity floral as well as a sort of cooling mint.
1 min: still strong on bitter notes that turn into a cool sweetness. Aftertaste had something of a soapy note
I got bored and tossed the rest into the thermos. Didn’t take notes on the result, and don’t remember what it was like, so probably as expected.
10g, approx. 100ml
Tightly compressed smallish leaves which rested for a bit after rinsing.
Wet leaf smells like mossy wood, spice and ample smoke.
Taste is like smooth wood, menthol/camphor?, smoke and a hint of dark fruit in the background. Both sweet and bitter.
Steeped several infusions and saved leaf for another time.
Very nice, and am really happy to have been given this to try! :)
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Breaking this one out tonight for the for the first time. Broke off about 12 grams for this one. Brewing in a new Yixing from Enjoying Tea.
It has the typical XiaGuan “tight” compression to it as I tried to pick out enough to brew. It was difficult to break the chunks I pried off into smaller pieces to infuse with.
The aroma of the dry leaf had a mossy peat moss smell to it. I gave it a flash rinse of about 5 seconds to wake it up some. I really think I should have gone longer due to the compression.
First brew good amber color, some smoke with a touch of bitter and drying at the end of the sip. Lighter than most Xia Guan at this stage probably should have steeped a bit longer.
Second infusion about 10 seconds color is good and the brew is much stronger. Much more smoke to it some floral and bitter and drying astringency that turns to a soft sweet barely noticeable on the end. Hui Gan is nice on this one and you can kind of “feel” the older leaf pushing up in the later infusion.
Xia Guan lover’s would like this one.
