“Very woody. Not so much the deep sandalwood notes you tend to get from ripe pu-erhs, but strong oak-like flavors. Some smoke. Not very sweet. Maybe slightly nutty. It seems like a lighter version...” Read full tasting note
“Gongfu Sipdown (1494)! A sample from Togo from our August meet up – thank you! I’m really loving the deep camphorous pine and cassia notes that so heavily coat the palate with each sip! It’s...” Read full tasting note
“I don’t have much experience with young liu bao. This one strikes me as above average production with very good longevity and complexity, but time is going to be the judge of that ultimately. At...” Read full tasting note
This is a wonderfully complex Liu Bao from Wuzhou area of Guangxi. It was harvested and processed in 2019 from old bushes.
This Liu Bao is very cleanly stored with little to no mustiness. The taste is thick, sweet with earth and wood flavors and a long lasting hui gan. The leaves that come in the basket are not a specific leaf grade but rather reflects the 2 leaf to 1 bud picking style used to harvest the tea. After wet piling the tea was stored for 3 years before being packed into baskets and boxed.
7 kilograms per basket
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