2001 High Mountain Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake of Lincang

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Rating

77 / 100

Calculated from 2 Ratings
Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Bitter, Soap, Fruity, Tangy, Floral, Wood
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Typical Preparation
Use 4 oz / 104 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 6 g of tea
Steep for 1 min, 0 sec
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5 Tasting Notes View all

“A face full of bitterness. Decent qi, but shit damn it’s hard to drink. I don’t mind a bit of bitter but this is really something else. It’s been an interesting experience but it’s definitely a 0...” Read full tasting note
“Fascinating tea. Not like anything else I’ve tasted recently. Agree that it’s got a bit of a soapy taste, with a thin body. That said, there is no noticeable astringency or bitterness at all. Even...” Read full tasting note
“It is a very different tea! The purple variety feels thinner and is more bitter than the usual stuff. The notes are sharper and more soapy than fruity and floral. Luckily this has mellowed down a...” Read full tasting note
“Finishing off another sample here. I’m not sure why I have this tea… I bought the sample along with a number of samples of oldish Yiwu from YS, but don’t remember deciding to buy it. There is a lot...” Read full tasting note

Description

A rare example of aged Wild Tree (野生茶) Purple varietal tea! Made from Big Snow Mountain material from Mengku county in Lincang!

Nicely dry stored and very clean taste. Still has some bitterness after all these years, but is followed by a nice hui gan and pungent thick feeling cha qi!

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