“This tea is deceiving, since the taste is of a much older sheng. The aging has been accelerated and it shows in the very shou-like qualities. Notes of smoke, wood.. The first steep tasted like it...” Read full tasting note
“I may have reviewed this tea before under a slightly different name. I’m a little confused about it! ANYWAY a sample of this tea was part of my Christmas gift from Marzipan <3 I really didn’t...” Read full tasting note
“This is a very interesting pu. The first steep smells like a shu, but has the amber color of a sheng. The taste is a mix of shu and woody sheng. I’m not a big shu fan, but this is pretty good. ...” Read full tasting note
This dark and mysterious raw cake is comprised of 2006 Yiwu maocha that was stored in the farmers house until 2011 when it was acquired & pressed into cakes by our friends at Shun Shi 顺世. Because it was stored in maocha form for so long it has the hallmarks of accelerated aging – darker leaves & liquor, sweet, smooth & full, with a whiff of red dates & smoke. No bitterness or astringency, just a base of musty wood & mushrooms, and a mild chaqi that rises from the chest.
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