This is the most intense tea I’ve tried to date. That is, the stoner kind of tea. 8 grams per 125 ml of this and I become unbearably wonderful. And I can’t shut up. Also, I crave salty snacks and chocolate. After 8 steeps I turn into Spinoza and start writing mystical essays.
I can only attribute the effect this tea has to the small mountain tea leaves of the wild trees on Naka mountain, as opposed to the plantation or terrace type of teas produced in the same area. I compare two cheaper Nakas and even sent a sample of this to a friend to be sure I’m not crazy.
If the price of this tea scares you off, I can recommend the 2007 Spring Naka Qiao Mu Bamboo Raw from Chawangshop which also appears to be the small mountain leaf, and I got a bit of a buzz on that, nowhere near as intense as this tea. But an okay substitute, and I have reviewed that here too. This 2005 Naka has a slight humid storage which I prefer to the drier storage of the Chawangshop bamboo.
More comparisons on my tea blog, http://deathbytea.blogspot.com.
Flavors: Apricot, Wet wood
Thanks so much for the notes on this one Sarsonator. I almost bought a cake of this a year ago. It was choice between this one and The Tao Cha Ju LBZ. I got the LBZ but always think “what if?”. Guess I need to get a sample before it’s all gone:)
Have you ever seen a woman get her ass kicked by a tea? Because that’s me like RIGHT now. :p
The only tea that ever did that to me was the Serenity Liu Bao by Fang Gourmet Tea.
Oh wow!!!
Amen to this one, pure tea drugs. I have two cakes of it and would buy it all if I could. As I noted on my review, the much-less expensive 2007 bamboo Naka from Chawangshop has a similar but lighter effect. Not the same full-on buzz, but a bit of it for less money.
I’m still thinking about it today! I had the giggles like crazy! So fun!
Lol my son has to listen to me babble when I drink it.