I enjoyed this ripe tea a lot! It’s very smooth and silky with a dark chocolate note to it, in addition to a creamy woody quality. Maybe some fleeting and subtle fruit notes that overlay the underlying rich core of the taste.
Gong ting grade only means it gives up the goods quickly, but who cares. Quality over quantity. As such, the first and second steeps are the best, 3 and 4 quite solid and enjoyable still, with steep 5 and on slowly changing and losing character.
I’ll get another cake for sure. Definitely a good daily drinker.
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Young gong ting does give what it has with haste. In contrast, I had an aged one several years ago that wouldn’t quit: https://steepster.com/teas/the-phoenix-collection/86740-imperial-pu-erh
Happy sipping :)
Cool Derk! I’ve got my eye on some older ones that I may eventually check out. Also never heard of that vendor you linked. I might check them out eventually as well.
The Phoenix Collection is old school mail order. When I lived in San Francisco, a co-op called Rainbow Grocery carried some of David Lee Hoffman’s teas. I haven’t been there in years so don’t know if they still do. The owner has been in a long fight with county government who wants to evict him from his property due to code violations. There are some fascinating reads out there if you look! A lot of hardcore pu’er drinkers disagree with his manmade cave storage but I’ve absolutely enjoyed the 3 shou pu’er of his I’ve tried. This reminds me I need to go the actual Phoenix Collection and Tea Museum soon before it disappears!
Interesting backgroung! He seems like a curious person indeed.
Young gong ting does give what it has with haste. In contrast, I had an aged one several years ago that wouldn’t quit: https://steepster.com/teas/the-phoenix-collection/86740-imperial-pu-erh
Happy sipping :)
Cool Derk! I’ve got my eye on some older ones that I may eventually check out. Also never heard of that vendor you linked. I might check them out eventually as well.
The Phoenix Collection is old school mail order. When I lived in San Francisco, a co-op called Rainbow Grocery carried some of David Lee Hoffman’s teas. I haven’t been there in years so don’t know if they still do. The owner has been in a long fight with county government who wants to evict him from his property due to code violations. There are some fascinating reads out there if you look! A lot of hardcore pu’er drinkers disagree with his manmade cave storage but I’ve absolutely enjoyed the 3 shou pu’er of his I’ve tried. This reminds me I need to go the actual Phoenix Collection and Tea Museum soon before it disappears!
Interesting backgroung! He seems like a curious person indeed.