“This was from JakeB quite a while ago – thanks so much! Since this is a cake, I’m assuming these are supposed to be aged black/red teas? YS has a black cake from 2014 listed on their site, so I’m...” Read full tasting note
“This is my first review on Steepster, my first black tea of any proper lineage and my first close encounter with a tea cake. All that being said, I think I am capable of making at least a decent...” Read full tasting note
“Drinking my second cake of this lovely tea now. Until now I have enjoyed every cup of this. This black tea really has its own personality, with a very distinct smell that I associate to dried...” Read full tasting note
“Ok, I’m still very new to tea. This is my first whole compressed cake. I used about 5 grams with boiling water, so it was a bit strong in my 7oz teapot. Ok, I noticed some astringency and fruity...” Read full tasting note
Second in our “Drunk on Red” series, this year’s production is composed of Autumn flush Feng Qing material. The tea is picked, wilted, fried, bruised by rolling, wet withered under the soon and then finally sun-dried completely. The resulting taste is smooth and sweet with expansive cha qi. Yunnan large leaf varietal sun-dried black tea can be aged for several years with subtle changes occuring every 3 to 6 months.
“Zui Hong” aka “Drunk on Red” is a fat little mini cake made by hydraulic press and wrapped 10 cakes per bamboo tong.
100 grams per cake (10 cakes per bamboo tong)
Autumn 2012 harvest
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