“First, I have no idea what “naturally organic tea leaves” means….as opposed to naturally inorganic? Whatever. This tea won’t age well, I think. It can not even really make it through five infusions...” Read full tasting note
“This tea had a nice minty aroma and tasted like chocolate/carob and sweet in the first 2 infusions. It was boring by the 3rd infusion, tasting like little. I had to stress the tea with long...” Read full tasting note
“I actually found the leaf quality in my cake to be pretty good, with many large intact ones. There was a nice honey note sneaking through in early tastings with a pleasant citrus aftertaste, but...” Read full tasting note
“I’m steeping this a little longer than normal, but it’s still tasty without being astringent. Good stuff.” Read full tasting note
This cake is made of the Spring leaves in Bulang area in Menghai. The naturally organic tea leaves are plucked, panned and kneaded, sun-dried in an open field, and then steamed, finally compressed into a fine tea cake.
As a bargain this cake has the aging potential, but can also be drunk right away.
Green Pu-erh Tea Cake 357g
Vintage: 2007 unfermented or raw
Caffeine: Moderate
Gujun Puer Tea Factory
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