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“I agree with previous notes on this. it brew a nice golden hue in the cup. It has a lot of bitterness almost to the point of being smoky. It is very intense and one of the most “upfront” and strong...” Read full tasting note
“I received my first Lao Man E beeng (2009 Hai Lang Hao “Lao Man’E Wild Arbor”). I’ve read several articles describing the regions intense bitterness, but have never experienced it. I began by...” Read full tasting note
2009 Hai Lang Hao “Lao Man’E Wild Arbor” Raw Pu-erh tea cake
Lao Man’E village * 400 grams tea cake
This is a first flush Spring 2008 mao cha that was pressed by Hai Lang Hao this year. He had purchased this tea in Spring 2008 after making a trip to Lao Man’E village in the Bu Lang mountains. The tea was stored as “mao cha” for a year in Menghai town of Xishuangbanna and then stone-pressed in May of this year. Lao Man’E village is a neighbor village to Ban Zhang villages and is the central part of the Bu Lang mountain range. The tea from this area is known for its bitter edge and full textured taste. This tea is even more bitter than Lao Ban Zhang tea, but will develop incredible complexity through a brewing session. It is cha qi laden tea that heats up the body and leaves the drinker feeling they “experienced” the tea rather than just drank it. Many say due to the intensity (including bitterness) of this tea it will age better than Ban Zhang tea!
Just 120 kilograms produced in total!
For more information on Lao Man’E village please check out this informative article by Jason Fasi called Lao Man’E: A Bulang Village in Transformation which is based on Brian Kirbis’research in Lao Man’E village and is featured in the free online magazine called The Leaf.
Harvest time: First flush of Spring 2008, pressed in May 2009
Net Weight: 400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo tong)Shipping Weight: “420g”
Produced by Hai Lang Hao (pressed in the Ye Zhuang Shuang Li Tea Factory)
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Yunnan SourcingI agree with previous notes on this. it brew a nice golden hue in the cup. It has a lot of bitterness almost to the point of being smoky. It is very intense and one of the most “upfront” and strong shengs I have tasted. The aroma will remind you of an Xiaguan with smoky notes. This is a strong bitter sheng but not astringent. It will leave a good tingle from the middle of the tongue back. You will savor this one after drinking a while I think. The “dryness” on the palate along with the bitter is intense. I added a small amount of sugar and it brought ut some sweetness to the brew. Only 1 cup so far as I think it will knock my socks off tonight. A stout sheng for sure.
I received my first Lao Man E beeng (2009 Hai Lang Hao “Lao Man’E Wild Arbor”). I’ve read several articles describing the regions intense bitterness, but have never experienced it. I began by breaking off 4.5 grams of dry leaf. The dry leaves seem medium in size with a fair share of buds. I suppose its fair to say it looks like your typical arbor beeng. The wet leaves have a brownish green colour to them and are indeed intact. Very nice to look at. This tea produces a nose that I have yet to come across. Its aroma hints at the forthcoming bitterness, an aroma which I can best describe as a vegetal smokiness (I want to say that the wet leaves have an intense bitter aroma, so intense that it seems smoky. However, I dont feel comfortable using the term bitter to describe a scent. Perhaps someone trying this tea can comment on this?). A brief 10 second steep yields an amber coloured liquor with intense bitterness, much more so than any LBZ I’ve had. In fact, I think this is the most bitter tea I’ve had (not including accidental oversteeps). Accompanied with the bitterness is a pleasant floral sweetness, albeit, it is rather subtle. The body is thick and coats the inner mouth with a subtle sweetness. The most impressive aspect of this tea, as Scott mentions in the YS description, is its qi. Its cha qi is incredibly strong and I’d echo his comments on it. There is also a pleasing hui gan and hui tian. I am happy with this purchase and I will definitely be picking up another beeng as I can see this material aging very well. 85/100
Hi mrmopar!
“The “dryness” on the palate along with the bitter is intense. I added a small amount of sugar …”
Excellent impartial review! Since I enjoy tea w/o any additions, I’ll pass on this one.
Thank you kind sir!