2012 Imperial Mengku Pure Old Tree Golden Buds Tea

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Black Tea
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Flavors
Honey, Malt, Nuts
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Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 45 sec 5 oz / 150 ml

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  • “Decided to drink a favorite this morning. I need to treat myself. I’ve been having a stressful week. I almost quit my job just a few days ago, and I’m still questioning if I am doing the right...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Ok, what smells like alcohol, tastes like alcohol but has no alcohol? Right – this tea :) I have no idea how is it even possible but its smell contains cognak’ish notes and the same can be said...” Read full tasting note
    90
  • “Tried this today at work a bit confused as I first thought it was a ripe from Mengku and then realized I was wrong… Clear example why I have yet to try many aged blacks. Seems like after a few...” Read full tasting note
  • “This tea came to me from CharlotteZero – thank you! Dry it is so beautiful. Pure gold buds. i love gold everything! Haha Seriously gold not a speck of black or silver,or green. used 2 tbsp for...” Read full tasting note

From JK Tea Shop Online

This is a spring batch of pure old tree black tea from Mengku area of Lincang in Yunnan, where it has one of the biggest acreage of old tea trees.

Well-selected the plump buds from tea plantation with altitude over 1200 meters high, adopted the traditional Yunnan gongfu black tea making process, this tea enjoys very deep floral/sweet aroma, rich taste full of sweetness with no astrigency at all; dense, thick & sticky tea liquid, with smooth & deep throat feeling, which is one obvious characters of old tea trees.

Tea tree: old trees with age average of over 150 years old; big leaf variety in Mengku, Lincang areas of Yunnan.

Harvest time: 2012 spring

Picking standard: One bud Shape: Tight, plump bud Dried tea color: golden color full of tea hair Aroma: fresh, high sweetness Tea soup color: bright orange color Taste: fresh, sweet, delicate & mellow, long aftertaste

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9 Tasting Notes

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417 tasting notes

Decided to drink a favorite this morning. I need to treat myself. I’ve been having a stressful week. I almost quit my job just a few days ago, and I’m still questioning if I am doing the right thing in staying. This job could be a wonderful opportunity to learn and develop skills that could help me to one day pursue my dream job, but let me emphasize could

My dream job would be working for a tea retailer. And, yes, I know exactly what I would be getting into. Most of my work experience is in retail sales/management, and I am one of those sick people who loves it despite the hours, stress, and pay.

Anyhow, about the tea. I find this tea to be soft and comforting, but also indulgent. It’s like getting into an oversized fluffy cashmere sweater. :-)

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec
TheTeaFairy

Aw, sorry to hear about your stressful week at work. You are so right, loving what you do is so important. Hope you find a way :-)

CharlotteZero

Thank you. :-)

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93 tasting notes

Ok, what smells like alcohol, tastes like alcohol but has no alcohol? Right – this tea :) I have no idea how is it even possible but its smell contains cognak’ish notes and the same can be said about the taste :) I like it though.

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec
kOmpir

I find some fine Dian Hongs having that cognac-bourbon note with orange zest.

Zeks

This one is the first for me:) I was like “Wtf O_O” at first

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1113 tasting notes

Tried this today at work a bit confused as I first thought it was a ripe from Mengku and then realized I was wrong…
Clear example why I have yet to try many aged blacks. Seems like after a few years this tea has already become liquid cardboard in a cup. While it may still have the fury appearance, the scent is misleading. I’m curious about aging dianhong…. but now I don’t know; I cannot let one tea determine my opinion though!

Kirkoneill1988

the only two black teas i like are “rose dianhong” from teavivre and “lapsang souchong” from upton tea imports

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493 tasting notes

This tea came to me from CharlotteZero – thank you!
Dry it is so beautiful. Pure gold buds. i love gold everything! Haha
Seriously gold not a speck of black or silver,or green. used 2 tbsp for 150ml gaiwan
rinse/15/30/45/1min/3min/5min/10min/ etc. this tea is so giving, i still believe there is something left. i might coldbrew it overnight,just to see what happen after so many steeps. it is honey and malt. pretty thick brew. in some steeps i’ve noticed walnuts.
it is complex tea and its hard for me to pin point all the flavors.
Thank you CharlotteZero for giving me a chance to try it. i enjoyed it a lot.

Flavors: Honey, Malt, Nuts

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 4 tsp 5 OZ / 150 ML

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1598 tasting notes

And another sipdown! (236) Probably my only one for the day.

And I feel I wasted this tea. I enjoyed the cup of it but I drank it so quickly, and while we were doing our roleplaying game that I didn’t really get to savour it and pick apart all the flavours like I like too.

Thanks Sil for sending me a cup!

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15267 tasting notes

Sadly I don’t recall much about this one as it was from earlier today but I drank it all and it was delicious hahaha

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