““Trip to Changtai, vol. 1” I asked the mechanic friend to pick a card, any card. He drew the youngest Changtai tea in my stash. Dry leaf has lots of bitter woodsmoke overlaying sour plum and...” Read full tasting note
2018 Changtai production made with outstanding wild material from the Menghai region. Changtai have stepped their game up for 2018, and the cake features a QR-code sticker and even a full pesticide report inside the wrapper. No pesticides were detected, which further supports Changtai’s claim that this material is wild and uncultivated.
The cake smells smokey and also very enticing: wild material often has much more depth and intensity to the aroma and flavor than plantation material, and this is no exception.
The first cup of tea I brewed had the unmistakable aroma of wild tea. If you haven’t had wild pu erh tea before, this would be a very interesting experience! The tea has lovely and deep sweetness, long lasting huigan. The terroir is definitely Menghai.
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