“Just got my order from YS US after some USPS shenanigans. This cake came with a slightly crushed edge and the loose leaf that fell off was in the wrapper. It amounted to 4.5gm so I put it in a...” Read full tasting note
“Got a small sample of this in a tea swap. This is a wonderful shu for a cold October morning. Only $32 for a 400g cake. I’m still not 100% sure of the quality of my storage (heck I’m not even 60%)...” Read full tasting note
“Away for a few days without any enjoyable tea so I am delighted to be back home and digging into an interesting box of samples from a good tea friend. The samples included this HLH shou which has...” Read full tasting note
The “As You Like” Ripe cake is composed entirely of Menghai ripe pu-erh of different grades and vintages (2003, 2008 and 2009). The blend recipe is Hai Lang’s own and particular attention has been paid to using high quality ripe material that has not been overly fermented. This medium to low fermentation level in ripe pu-erh is instrumental to its future aging. We feel that this tea will surpass is a similiarly priced Menghai ripe cake in terms of taste and aging potential!
Second pressing… same material as first pressing!
Tea cake weight: 400 grams
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