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“4.2g, 130mL zini pot. 1. woody, slight sour and some sweetness on end. Shou-like medicinal, graham cracker sweetness that’s yancha-like sans roastiness and also reminiscent of the 8582 from HouDe....” Read full tasting note
2024 Tasting Note: the earliest Liao Fu San Cha (loose tea) can be traced back to the 60’s. Made of large-leaf (da yeh) arbor tea trees from the region bordering northern Vietnam and China. Our batch was acquired in 2007 in Taiwan and has been stored in Huston since. It has a surprising roundness and copious amount of spicy herbs, warm honey, sweet fruit and earth aromas and flavors. Lots of juice! It is honestly a good approximation of the very aged pu-erhs, minus the depth, spicy “camphor-like” woodiness, and of course the $$$$$! Highly recommended!
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4.2g, 130mL zini pot.
1. woody, slight sour and some sweetness on end. Shou-like medicinal, graham cracker sweetness that’s yancha-like sans roastiness and also reminiscent of the 8582 from HouDe. Slight warming and settling
2. sort of liu bao taste. sandalwood like note in back of mouth/top of throat
3. woody, calming
Had to leave for work after. Usually morning teas if I have time are something cheap and quick and usually try to set those out ahead of time, but saw this and couldn’t resist. I rinsed with boiling water and then simmered but that’s never quite the same. Overall was much happier than before. Experiences like these where after some time rehydrating results in a night and day difference between sessions remind me to stay humble about my own evaluative abilities. Eep.
In terms of comparing with other (accessible for purchase, if not necessarily daily drinker price) old teas, was similar value compared to TWL old Liu bao offerings to me. Given price, these teas aren’t really something most of us can feasibly stock up on, but generally a pleasant experience (and still, cheaper entertainment than, say, a concert or the like). Also assuming US based, obviously HouDe shipping is much quicker from TX than from Taiwan.
