“Oh, shit. I just fell in love. I drank the whole sample derk sent, because I just wanted to feel a full fat session instead of these little 3g’ers I’ve been tinkering with. And what a session. The...” Read full tasting note
“I was not feeling the best today, so I took out this sample I got from derk thinking it could be a good tea to cheer me up and relax. I think that worked to some extent, the tea kept my attention...” Read full tasting note
“Three, yes three, years and this sheng has finally seen the light of day (see https://steepster.com/derk/posts/381729 for comaprison). Stored for the past 1.5-2 years in a 5-gallon crock that I’ve...” Read full tasting note
“5.4g, 100C, porcelain gaiwan 100mL. The last reviews on this were about 3 years ago so lets see what I think now that its had 8 years. Dry leaf smells really good and complex already but I can’t...” Read full tasting note
This is the fourth cake in the 2010 series of Bu Lang teas from Gu Ming Xiang tea factory. Made entirely from Spring 2010 tea picked from 200-300 year old trees from the village of Ban Pen. Ban Pen is a neighboring village to both Lao Ban Zhang and Lao Man’e. It’s also inhabited by Bu Lang people who earn the majority of their living from tea.
Ban Pen teas are similiar in Ban Zhang teas in appearance, and also have some (but less) bitterness, a fast hui gan and very good staying power both in the mouth and the gaiwan.
Tea weight: 400 grams
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