2007 Xiaguan Kai Men Hong Tuo 250g

Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Apricot, Brown Sugar, Butter, Hot Hay, Pear, Stewed Fruits
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Caffeine
Medium
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Average preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 4 oz / 120 ml

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  • “A quick review on this. I possess just one of these ‘premium’ 250g tuo and I should have ordered more. I just noticed the price double, don’t you hate when that happens? It’s mildly...” Read full tasting note
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Produced from very high grade tea leaves carefully selected by Xiaguan Tea Factory, Kai Men Hong is a premium Tuo Cha. The name Kai Men Hong literally translates to “Open Door Red”. Each word has a representative meaning:
Kai (Open) – Beginning of the spring season
Men (Door) – Welcome
Hong (Red) – Luck and Prosperity
In effect, it is meant to welcome the arrival of the spring season, and wish that it would bring luck and prosperity. The packaging itself weighs a whopping 380 grams so this is a 630 grams product. Kai Men Hong was originally intended to be a 2005 only special product but due to popular demands, Xiaguan has decided to continue to produce this premium Tuo Cha.

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A quick review on this. I possess just one of these ‘premium’ 250g tuo and I should have ordered more. I just noticed the price double, don’t you hate when that happens? It’s mildly irritating.

It’s made of decent early spring material from 2007 and has aged very nicely.

I tested it in both Duan’ni and Zhu’ni pots – the Duan’ni polishes off any edge, but this tea has hardly any of that.

I’m looking, in my glass, at what resembles a thick-robed brandy.

Silky and full-bodied, with a soft in the mouthfeel.

The flavour begins with hints of straw and leather but gets more starchy and progresses toward a mild-sweetness very reminiscent of stewed pears (or maybe softened peaches or apricots) with a little demerara sprinkled on top.

Mildly fruity, but without any tartness or sign of sourness. Possibly a bit of an almond-skin or walnut astringency in the later steeps.

It also just keeps going… I’m on brew 12 now? I lost count after 9.

This really is very drinkable and would be a classy every day tea.

It isn’t punchy at all, Though not ‘thick’, it’s definitely full in body and plenty of this silky body holds through all of the brews which is fairly rare. In my experience (so far) this usually fades away far more noticeably.

I’ve added this to the list for future buys and I’m on my first brew, so I’d call this a very positive first impression. (I’ll edit this if I get bored of it or change my mind).

4 to 5-star tea and a solid ‘would recommend’.

Flavors: Apricot, Brown Sugar, Butter, Hot Hay, Pear, Stewed Fruits

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 4 OZ / 120 ML

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