This is a very cute tippy little cake, and the youngest ripe I’ve ever bought. I’m a sucker for most of YS’s year of the monkey wrappers. Though if there was ever a year of the red panda I’d buy ALL the cakes! Unfortunately they’re not in the zodiac. Is there somewhere that I can file a petition to have them added?
Brews a nice red brown. The first couple steeps are very funky. Not Bootsy Collins funky, but pretty funky nonetheless. After four rinses I take a sip. Wow! Not what I expected from a young ripe. Nice camphor, mushroom, spice, and a slight fruity apricot note with a brown sugar sweetness. Creamy in the mouth, though not as creamy as the Green Miracle. Reminds me of the 2007 Yong De organic ripe that I’m very fond of and soon to run out of.
This is a very nice tea, give it a few years to let the funk fade out and I think it will turn into something great.
Flavors: Apricot, Brown Sugar, Camphor, Mushrooms, Spices
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Thanks for the detailed review! I was wondering about this one.
“… give it a few years to let the funk fade out …” At YS or a home pumidor?
It’s a pretty nice tea! Either letting YS age it or storing at home would probably work, though I don’t know how much they have. I’m thinking about getting a tong to put away.
Agreed, how much they have is the question. (Some ebay and Aliexpress sites do list the quantity available.)
Then, there’s the time value of money. The dollars tied up in puerh that’s too young to enjoy. Cash that could be invested or used for another purpose.
The YS USA site lists quantity in stock. However, the new YS China website does not.
Really? I just looked and it appears to be in stock on the China site
Yes, it’s in stock at both sites. But, only the US site indicates the quantity currently in stock.
Ah, I see
Thanks for the detailed review! I was wondering about this one.
“… give it a few years to let the funk fade out …” At YS or a home pumidor?
It’s a pretty nice tea! Either letting YS age it or storing at home would probably work, though I don’t know how much they have. I’m thinking about getting a tong to put away.
Agreed, how much they have is the question. (Some ebay and Aliexpress sites do list the quantity available.)
Then, there’s the time value of money. The dollars tied up in puerh that’s too young to enjoy. Cash that could be invested or used for another purpose.
The YS USA site lists quantity in stock. However, the new YS China website does not.
Really? I just looked and it appears to be in stock on the China site
Yes, it’s in stock at both sites. But, only the US site indicates the quantity currently in stock.
Ah, I see