“I bought some samples from Zhi Zheng a month or so ago, as a result of the ongoing discussion on the puerh of the day thread. Fortunately, I was able to sneak them into the house without comment on...” Read full tasting note
We acquired these cakes earlier in 2011. Produced by Gu Yuan Chun Tea Factory in Xiang Ming in 2004, they have been in Xishuangbanna since then and have been well stored.
The pressings were good and the cakes are now becoming fairly loose. With a few years ageing they have acquired some ‘chen xiang’ and smoothness. The rukou still carries a little bitterness and there is some astringence on the tongue indicative of the mix of tea from which these pressings were made. The huigan is most distinct in the throat and, after some initial unsteadiness, this tea settles down into a very rounded, smooth drink. The broth is a pleasing deep amber-red.
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