Certified organic + authentic ancient arbor leaves from Pasha Mountain means that my expectations for this tea are rather high. It does not disappoint. Attractive whole leaves make up the cake and it is full of silver needle-like tips. Sweet smell comes from the dry leaves but after the first rinse, the smell intensifies. Deep gold tea liquor which is beginning to reveal a light orange hue. The fragrance from the cup is lovely. The tea is mellow and smooth with a cooling sweet sensation after the 2nd cup. Definite tobacco notes revealed in the sip but this balances out the sweetness. Nice mouth and throat feel with good staying power – 10 steeps for me before I decided it was time to move on to another tea. Haiwan produced this 2006 Pasha as both a 200g and 400g cake. I have the smaller 200g cake but YS now lists only the 400g at the high price of $110 (reportedly $50 in late 2012). I purchased my 200g cake from Angelina’s Teas (located right here in North Carolina) at the very reasonable price of $32.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 4 OZ / 110 ML
ashmanra

Great price!

Dr Jim

Sounded so good that I bought a cake! I have one other Haiwan cake that I’ve really enjoyed.

DigniTea

He can’t have that many left now, so I’m glad you acted quickly. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

MzPriss

I bought two of them

DigniTea

Yeah! Hope you enjoy it.

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ashmanra

Great price!

Dr Jim

Sounded so good that I bought a cake! I have one other Haiwan cake that I’ve really enjoyed.

DigniTea

He can’t have that many left now, so I’m glad you acted quickly. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

MzPriss

I bought two of them

DigniTea

Yeah! Hope you enjoy it.

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I drink mostly puer and sometimes what we as Westerners think of as black tea.

I no longer assign numerical ratings to teas because our enjoyment of tea is very subjective. Reactions to a particular tea vary from person to person and within the same person across different tasting sessions.

My tea notes are simply comments reflecting my impression at that specific point in time. They are helpful to me and if they happen to be useful to someone else that is good.

For me, tea is magical with its ability to transform by bringing one back to center and inspiring both peace and contentment.
Reformed coffee drinker. Switched to tea as part of my goal to work on living a healthier, more balanced life — haven’t looked back since.

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