“My impression of this tea mostly parallels Nate’s review. This tea is as good as the best aged shengs I’ve tried thus far, but it is a tad more expensive than those. It also seems to lean a little...” Read full tasting note
“Not saying I’d pay $300 a cake for this. Not saying I wouldn’t either. I will say that if all the cakes of young Jinggu that I bought thinking I’d drink up quickly perform like this tea in 18 years...” Read full tasting note
A controversial existence but also a shining nova of modern Pu-erh tea market, this version of Changtai Hao has a very distinctive recipe a tea lover can definitely remember for a long long time. “Brown Changtai” has lots of variants due to its chaotic marketing strategy after 2004. However, this batch we are carrying is the earliest batch among it, and tea lover can immediately tell why we are able to say this.
Using wild material from Jinggu region, this tea you are seeing here has some unusual character about it. To put in one word, it is obviously “wild” from head to toe. The character is very distinctive that almost feel like it is playing a opera itself while brewing it. Unlike the usual smooth ride you would experience from aged raw pu-erh, this tea cake will bring you a sensationally pleasant ride with its wild Jinggu journey.
We still feel it is a miracle we are carrying this tea cake in our selection, and we hope you will feel that same awe we experienced when you receive it.
Original Han Character: 棕昌泰
Vintage: 2003 / 貳零零參
Varietal: Wild Arbor / 野生喬木種
Region: Jinggu / 景谷
Oxidation Level: 90% / 分之 玖拾
Storage History: Stored in Taiwan since 2003
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