2006 Yang Qing Hao QiXiang "Gu Shu Cha Wang" Raw

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79 / 100

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Pu'erh Tea
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Flavors
Almond, Biting, Bitter, Burnt Food, Butter, Camphor, Fireplace, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Sage, Sour, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wood, Black Currant, Fruity, Leather, Smooth, Sweet, Thick, Hay, Tobacco
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Typical Preparation
Use 3 oz / 93 ml of water
Set water temperature to Boiling
Use 6 g of tea
Steep for 0 min, 15 sec
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6 Tasting Notes View all

“Have had this tea for a while and despite breaking up half the cake chunks a while back for convenient access, I’m rarely inclined to reach for it. My sessions have been okay, but not very exciting...” Read full tasting note
“This one is similar to other YQH productions, but also more pungent at the same time. However, neither the taste profile nor its texture is particularly engaging and I didn’t find the cha qi to be...” Read full tasting note
“my favorite YQH, I own many cakes, and keep buying more. Its my daily drinker. Since this tea is a blend, sometimes you get a session that’s a flop, but more often than not I get really good...” Read full tasting note
“This sample is from last year’s Pubertea group buy – apparently there was also some in this year’s, so I will have a bit more of it to drink later! This tea looks pretty nice. Dark and obviously...” Read full tasting note

Description

2006 Yang Qing Hao QiXiang “Gushu Cha Wang” (Hsiang Cha Wang) Raw 500g
Premium Six Mountain Gushu spring blend sheng.
“Cha Wang”(茶王) translates literally as “King Of Tea”.
The blue seal on the wrapper indicating “Chi Shian”, means “a wondrous fragrance”.

This Gu Shu cake was reported as being made of a blending of premium sun-dried leaves from old plantations on the six famous mountains, and contains 100% gushu with at least 30% of leaves from YiWu mountain trees. Unlike the Baisuixiang and Cangliu this is 100% spring harvest. Also known as Chi Hsiang.

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