“Randomly pulled this out of the stash and rinsed it nicely and noticed it had a strong aroma. Rinsed it a second time just because I am use to really smooth sheng at this point. First steep was...” Read full tasting note
“Seems I am the first to review this one. Hope I can get it right. Unwrapping it this little cake is pretty well compressed. I got out the tea needle and pulled out 9 grams to start with. I rinsed...” Read full tasting note
These little puerh cakes come to us from a unique growing region near Mengku in Ling Cang Prefecture. The old tea trees grow in a grove known as the “Ice Island” (Bing Dao) at an altitude of over 7,000 feet. The material was picked in March 2012 from trees that have been producing for centuries – some of them are 500 years old. Teas from this area are potent and known for their cooling effect. Pu’er isn’t really produced north of this area, so these leaves experience some of the coolest weather in the sheng catagory.
The cakes are compressed tightly and wrapped in a beautiful, understated plain stamped wrapper. The characters mean “Bing Dao” or Ice Island. The flavor is quite powerful now, which bodes well for this tea’s aging potential. Very fast steeping s (15-20 sec.) with boiling water yield a thick and woody flavor with a nice sweet aftertaste.
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