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200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 OZ / 147 ML

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89

This is one of those times where I wish I had the ability to accurately describe the flavor of a tea. At first this tea has a very woody taste to it. At steeping four the taste goes from woody to, for lack of a better word, woodsy. At steeping six the taste goes from woodsy to earthy. The neat thing is, none of the changes were gradual, they happened all at once. Besides the above flavors, there is some very nice and complex undertones in the background. I really like this tea!!!

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 OZ / 147 ML
Stephanie

Sounds good! Puerhs are hard to describe.

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90

I was lucky to receive some of this tea as a sample and enjoyed it so much I had to buy some! The tea broth is lovely and thick with a tasty malt overtone and low astringency in early infusions that is almost sweet. There is an aroma and flavor of cocoa, though not nearly as strong as in the Yi Mei Ren. There is also an aroma and flavor that reminds me of cassia, but it was faint in the first steeping. The cassia aroma and flavor intensifies with later, longer infusions, but doesn’t become at all overpowering. The malty taste recedes some after the 3rd or 4th infusion. This tea doesn’t lose flavor after several steepings and the tea broth continues to be a dark, clear red-brown. Later infusions become slightly astringent due to the length of infusion needed, but not unpleasantly so.

The caffeine content of this tea is moderate enough that I can actually enjoy many infusions and not get the headache caused by too much caffeine that I get with most other teas, which makes it a great every day tea. I hope Puerh Shop continues to carry this tea, because I really enjoy it!

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 0 min, 45 sec

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92

This was a one brew sized sample so I’m not sure if it was my brewing or not but this one is a bit different. It has an unusually strong taste for a shu that is more woody instead of earthy which I would expect for what the vendor describes as being wet stores. Too bad the sample was a one brew size as it is one of those teas that it takes a second time or so to try before knowing if you want to buy a whole cake or not.

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 30 sec

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98

Wow this one is surprisingly smooth and mellow which is really impressive as smoother puerh seems to be harder to find. I would not call this an amazing tea but more of a good everyday tea.

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 30 sec

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88

I must say, this tea is one of the finest young puerhs I’ve had. It is truly impeccable. The wet leaves are a treat to my eyes. They are, in general, intact with beautiful little white hairs and hardy veins – usually an indication of arbor material. Pleasure to watch these leaves perform a wonderful Baroque dance to Bachs concerto #5. The consequence of such a beautiful performance by these little leaves is a brilliant golden soup – a soup that has various dimensions, thick yet silky smooth body and a slight bitterness that transforms into a heavenly sweetness. The Hui Gan is practically instantaneous with a half life of a good five minutes. In a nutshell, this is a tea with a lot going on. A fine tea.

Parameters : 4.5g to 100 mL in a Porcelain Gaiwan

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec

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97

I brewed a heaping teaspoon in a mug infuser of this tea. It comes off to me as a typical and decent Yunnan Black tea, not bitter but a bit of a peppery taste to it that in my experience is unique to Yunnan black tea.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec

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64

This tea definitely holds up well to multiple steepings. While I did detect a slight note of that “fishy” smell, it had a very pleasant numbing sensation on the back of my throat. This almost had a “bite” to it. Not exactly what I would call wonderful, but a nice change of pace overall.

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91

The folks at Puer Shop weren’t kidding when they said this green had a pleasant smell. It has a wonderfully sweet scent after steeping, as well. It is smooth and vegetal, and a great everyday tea. And such a value!

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84

Just tried this one. Very delicate, not much bitterness, but a flavorful finish. Delicious.

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

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84

Putting this one away to age a bit longer, so I can’t vouch for taste, but it does have a fresh, sweet vegetal nose to it out of the wrapper.

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82

Dry – Slightly fruity sweet with a slightly stronger fruity/floral tartness.
Wet – Fruity sweetness with a tart background and some citrus notes.
Liquor – Pale green/yellow color.

1st 20secs Slightly sweet and mellow with fruity notes up front. As it goes down it is somewhat tart and smooth that slowly builds a hint of bitterness and ‘green’ characteristics. The aftertaste is sweet gentle with some fruity and floral hints that last with some ‘green’ taste.

2nd 20secs Tart and sweet initial taste with fruity notes. Once it starts to go down it is ‘greener’ tasting with some faint astringency and some underlying bitterness. The aftertaste is still sweet, fruity and floral with a less ‘green’ and more Puerh like taste.

3rd 30secs Sweet and fruity initially that turns bitter-sweet with fruity and floral notes. As it goes down, it becomes more floral with just hints of fruit notes and some astringency is present but it is still pleasant. The stronger tartness of this steeps rewards you later with a sweeter aftertaste that lingers in the tongue and throat.

FINAL NOTES
I did several steeps of this sample. I liked the fact that it held really well around the #6-9 which is unusual for the price range. I’m glad I was able to tell right away it was a Lincang material with out reading the description on the web site, but I have to admit really young Puerh is not my choice.

The first two steeps felt like a Puerh spiked green tea (in a good way), but at the same time it had too much green herbaceous initially. The brick is REALLY tightly compressed and it took 3-4 steeps to open properly. Once it did the tea showed more Sheng traits that were very well welcomed together with some harsher young Puerh notes. Overall, Lincang is an amazing area for young tea because is not as harsh as others. I’d recommend this for people who like young Puerh or if you are just starting with Puerh. Later steeps get slightly bitter and somewhat astringent so be aware of that.

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Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C
Lion

This is a really great review. Thanks for sharing. Very descriptive.

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86
This cake is very tightly compressed and would be a good one to age. The flavor is a “subtle” richness that is very rich and enjoyable. Rich dark infusions with no noticeable wou dei taste. A wonderful cup of tea. I will be getting another to age as I think this cake will be drunk quickly! This is my first taste of a Bada mountain tea and it gets a ‘thumbs up’. Very nice.
Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec
mrmopar

Hi lukep, “wou dei” is the barnyard aroma and licorice taste in a lot of recent fermented shou. Big factories like Dayi will “hold” young shou till this aroma/taste subsides. Usually about 6 months to a year. You can still buy young shou but I always let it sit for a year till I try it.

mrmopar

Oh no Lukep, it is ready now with nothing off about the cake I got.

mrmopar

I haven’t gotten to the middle yet but I would think it would be the same as the outside.

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