“The dry leaves have the aroma of steamed sticky rice when you first open the pot. This is not detected in the flavor until after you sip the tea, towards the top back of the throat. I really like...” Read full tasting note
“Smelling the dry leaf of this tea I thought it to be quite a bit less earthy or aquatic as other pu’erhs I’ve tried. The piece I recieved from Pu’erhshop was more compact than other pu’erhs as...” Read full tasting note
“The saga of the sore throat continues. I put absolutely no thought into this tea selection; it was the first thing I pulled out of my pu’er box. I just needed something hot on the throat, no more....” Read full tasting note
2007 Premium Mengku Calabash Shaped Tea (勐库高档葫芦普洱茶)
This 1kg big Calabash Shaped green Pu-erh tea is made in Mengku by using premium Arbor materials. It’s tightly-compressed with shinny luster and strong scent. The brewed liquor looks bright yellow with refreshing taste.
Vintage 2007
Factory Mengku Old County QZ Tea Co.
Form Calabash Shaped Compressed Tea
Genre Shen/Green/un-Cooked/Unfermented
Typical Weight 2 oz
Brew Parameters Gongfu style: Full boil, 1g per 30ml, 20s rinse, let stand after rinsing for 60s, 1st steep 30s, 2nd steep 20s, 3rd steep 30s, then use judgment. Western style: 1.5g per 2oz full boiling water, 3 minutes
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