Fuding Shou Mei White Tea Cake 2012

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Rating

80 / 100

Calculated from 6 Ratings
Tea type
White Tea
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Ingredients
White Tea Leaves
Flavors
Hay, Wood, Autumn Leaf Pile, Cinnamon, Fruity, Honey, Lemon, Berries, Blueberry, Earth, Floral, Spices, Sweet, Warm Grass, Malt, Smooth, Sweet, Taro Root, Roasted, Seaweed
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Caffeine
Low
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 4 oz / 113 ml of water
Set water temperature to 200 °F / 93 °C
Use 5 g of tea
Steep for 0 min, 15 sec
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10 Tasting Notes View all

“This white tea has a deep amber color and an aroma of hay. It tastes of hay and wood and it is a little soapy. I found the 2011 cake to be much better.” Read full tasting note
“I was actually impressed with this tea. For the price, it is quite solid aged white. The flavor is of paperback books, honey, and woodsy. The final infusions got dark and slightly medicinal. Some...” Read full tasting note
“Brews a medium yellow-orange. Taste of honey, citrus, and dry leaves with a hint of cinnamon spice. This is a decent tea but not nearly a mellow and complex as Teavivre’s 2011 Shou Mei.” Read full tasting note
“I’ve decided that this is a tea style (aged white) that needs to be in my cupboard all the time. So far, I’ve been incredibly lucky to have subsisted solely on samples from generous Steepster users...” Read full tasting note

Description

Origin: Bailin Town, Fuding City, Fujian Province, China

Dry Leaf: Big leaves evenly compressed into a spherical cake shape, a slight red color with distinctive white hairs

Aroma: Floral scent tinged with a whiff of aged wood

Taste: A full-bodied and pure tea, smooth and leaves mellow long-lasting sweet aftertaste

Tea Bush: Fuding Da Bai

Tea Garden: Chaitou Shan Tea Garden

This aged Puerh Cake Tea is quite delicious and deserves high reserve value.

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