“It is part of the five pounds of pu-erh that I ordered to get me through the virus-forced extended working-from-home period. The reviews by HaChaChaCha and Rich are on point: - a clean, powerful...” Read full tasting note
“I took a break from my aged raw puerh marathon to give this tea a try. It sounded interesting when I read about it on Yunnan Sourcing, and I ordered three 100 gr cakes. One for testing and the...” Read full tasting note
“This in an excellent Dayi ripe from 2018. Pressed into a rock hard disk, this mini cake packs a punch. It has great body and a thick mouthfeel. The flavor is smooth, with hints of chocolate and a...” Read full tasting note
This lovely little mini cake is called “Red Rhyme” (Hong Yun 红韵), and is the one of the highest grade premium ripe teas released by Menghai tea factory for the year 2018! This special blend was first released in 2008 and has been a big hit with ripe pu-erh aficionados ever since! Menghai tea factory is the foremost tea factory in Yunnan with more than 50 years of history. Their quality of their ripe pu-erhs have made them the undisputed King of Ripe Pu-erh! This collectable mini tea cake is composed of grade 3 and higher leaves, all smaller leaf fermented material with plenty of flavor to give up when brewed! When brewing keep infusion times very short in the beginning! Sure to be a classic due to its amazing textured flavor profile and limited production quantity.
Menghai Tea Factory （勐海茶叶厂）: Menghai Tea Factory was formally established in 1940 by a group of over 90 tea professionals with origins from all over China. It is possibly the oldest specialized tea factory in Yunnan Province. Because of this, it has a solid reputation that is well respected by Pu-erh tea enthusiasts. It is located in Menghai county of Xishuangbanna (西双版纳) prefecture, which is renowned for being one of the birthplaces of Chinese tea culture. They were one of the first two tea factories (along with the Kunming Tea Factory) to come up with the ‘wodui’ (渥堆) method of ripening pu’er tea in 1973, and have a series of recipes that are undisputed as some of the finest ripened Pu-erh teas available. Formerly under the umbrella of the state-run CNNP, they went fully private in 1996 and adopted the ‘dayi’ (大益) logo. ‘Dayi’ means ‘great benefit’, which is meant to point out the great benefit that tea has on the body, the spirit, and human relationships.
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Tea Weight: 100 grams
Ingredients: Yunnan Large leaf varietal fermented pu-erh
Produced by Menghai Tea Factory
2018 Pressing
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