Maybe my palate still needs developing, but I didn’t like this as much as others have said, and certainly not as much as the YS 2012 Yong De Blue.
For the price it’s a good daily drinking Ripe. I quite like fermentation flavour, which is there, but not fishy. It’s certainly earthy with forest floor notes, and some sweetness comes through more after steep 4. For me it weakened after steep 5 with only 7.5g leaf in a 100ml Gaiwan, but was better with 9g. Maybe it doesn’t need 2 rinses.

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Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 9 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
Arster

Almost nothing is like 2012 Yongde Blue! But the Yongde Blue snake 2013 is very similar, more affordable (now) and actually steeps out longer

Kirkoneill1988

i’ve tried a yongde. (2013 Yunnan Sourcing Yong De Blue Label Ripe Pu-erh tea cake) i was not too fond of it. although “2013 YUNNAN SOURCING BLUE SNAKE CHA TOU RIPE PU-ERH TEA BRICK” is better and has the same wrapper IMHO.

as for this tea, io never tried it :(

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Arster

Almost nothing is like 2012 Yongde Blue! But the Yongde Blue snake 2013 is very similar, more affordable (now) and actually steeps out longer

Kirkoneill1988

i’ve tried a yongde. (2013 Yunnan Sourcing Yong De Blue Label Ripe Pu-erh tea cake) i was not too fond of it. although “2013 YUNNAN SOURCING BLUE SNAKE CHA TOU RIPE PU-ERH TEA BRICK” is better and has the same wrapper IMHO.

as for this tea, io never tried it :(

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From Yorkshire, UK. Whisky geek, lover of Cheese, foodie, Tea steeper. Passionate about flavours, excited that the world of tea could be as diverse and complex as whisky or food.
I’ve been drinking loose leaf for about 4 years, exploring all types of tea, just getting more into Pu’erh Teas. Love Dian Hong, Bai Lin Gong Fu, and Tie Guan Yin.
Just starting to buy some whole Beeng Cha- would be up for Pu’erh swaps in the UK.

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