2013 Yunnan Sourcing "Feng Chun" Blended Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

free sample, 6g gaiwan, 2x rinse. still has youth and apricot aromas, grape seed astringency on long steeps that I pushed a little, relatively gentle (but not weak). soft and pillowy is description. honestly was surprised by how much I enjoyed this and how fast I drank it. mouthfeel is really soft and full bodied, smooth in throat (no catch). some returning sweetness. calming body feels. soothing. this may pass the ‘mom test’. dry white wine. gentle huigan and some sinus opening. Not sure how this will age, its definitely taking its time, but its a pleasure to drink.

I got a free sample of this blended sheng recently. It tastes a bit like huang pian, even though it isn’t, since it is quite sour overall.

There are aromas of caramel, marsh, cake, hay, compost and rapini. The liquor has a light to medium body. Even at 9 years of age it still tastes quite green and young. However, it is more of a warming profile than what you tend to get with fresh sheng.

Overarching flavours are sweet and sour. Specifically, I can taste warm, sour grass and cabbage in the first steep. These are followed by flavours of hay, roasted lemons and mineral, nutty ones. The aftertaste has a floral sourness a bit like a Taiwanese high mountain oolong. It has good legs and a herbaceous character with notes of saline, honey and spinach.

Another blend from YS. I liked this one quite a lot. It’s quite easy to drink young, but still feels like it has the potential to age. Kind of that cereal sweetness, with some astringency but not too much. It’s thick, with a medium high kick factor, and has got a little huigan. Going to pick up a cake of this for sure.