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“Thank you, Marshall, for this trade! The simple joy of getting tea in the mail is so nice. Dry Appearance: The leaves on this one are so long! Definitely 3rd, 4th, and 6th leaf on the branch. Even...” Read full tasting note
“Now this is what I’m talkin about! Seems like there are three categories of flavors in puerh: tea notes, aging (fermentation) notes, and “storage” notes. My favorite of the three is certainly...” Read full tasting note
A rare stock of Pu-erh tea of broad leaves in 0 grade or above. We’ve imported this batch of hand-picked tea leaves from old trees in Meng Ku Yunnan before it is made into compressed tea. Traditionally processed and hot air-dried to maintain consistent quality and aged in our professional warehouse in Hong Kong for the last 2 decades.
The color of the tea soup is clear chestnut red with a medium camphor wood taste with a hint of roast flavor as a result of hot air drying, strong hui gan and refreshing to drink. Infused tea leaves are soft and evenly brown.
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Whittard of ChelseaThank you, Marshall, for this trade! The simple joy of getting tea in the mail is so nice.
Dry Appearance: The leaves on this one are so long! Definitely 3rd, 4th, and 6th leaf on the branch. Even some cute stems! They are dusty-looking with rich, deep chocolate brown notes.
Initial rinse: 1880s house. Lots of old wood notes.
Mouth Feel: Very smooth. Blanketing.
Flavor: Bits of charcoal. Burnt toast. If you steep it too long you really feel like you’re licking a very old wood house.
Sheng is a category I think I would have to explore more deeply to pull out some of the nuanced notes.
Now this is what I’m talkin about! Seems like there are three categories of flavors in puerh: tea notes, aging (fermentation) notes, and “storage” notes. My favorite of the three is certainly storage notes. I tasted it in the 1985 maocha from LP, and I taste it here. It’s the dusty, attic/basement, old library book notes that are my favorite :). They seem to only come with significant time of storage.
This one is perfectly balanced. Pretty sweet, very smooth. No bitterness or astringency. A bit of camphor, but nowhere near as much as the other two teas from YOT.
Dry leaf: Cardboard
Wet leaf: Cardboard, camphor
Flavor: Cardboard, library, dust, must, old books, basement, attic, camphor.
Flavors: Camphor, Cardboard, Dust, Sweet
I’m glad the samples arrived safely! I love these storage notes in old sheng :).