“My yearly listening of a couple of Deathspell Omega albums back to back around Christmas time was today accompanied by an equally punishing tea – this white label Bu Lang. We don’t know the exact...” Read full tasting note
“This is a tea I’ve been curious to try for a while. I finally ordered a sample recently and here we are. In typical Yunnan Sourcing fashion, my 10g sample weighed in at a hefty 11.8g. Wanting to...” Read full tasting note
This is a special production of Bu Lang area old arbor pu-erh tea picked in the first flush of spring from a secret location in the Bu Lang Mountains. This was pressed by a close friend and he’s made 20 kilograms (of the 40 total kilograms) available to me to offer. He refers to it as “Ba Wang” (霸王) which means something like “Overlord” or “Despot” or “Badass King”.
This is a strong tea that reveals itself through it bitterness, pungency, overpowering cha qi and thick long-lasting mouth-feel. This is certainly a tea that will remind you much of Lao Ban Zhang and I suspect its from that general area. I hate to even mention LBZ because of the stir it creates when its name is invoked. I’d rather like to think this tea is better in some regards. The raw unabashed power that it wields is ineffable. It’s at once both overpowering and wonderful to experience!
This is a white label tea, but pressed by the same person who is responsible for the Cha Nong Hao Brand pressings. There is no nei fei or date stamp!
Spring 2016 First Flush material from Bu Lang area of Menghai
200 Grams per cake
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