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2009 Yunnan Menghai Red Aura Round from Menghai Tea Factory

tperez drank 2009 Yunnan Menghai Red Aura Round by Menghai Tea Factory

Smooth, rich, and chocolaty! Mine came from Yunnan Sourcing as “Red Rhyme”, but I’ve read that the pinyin “Hong Yun” can translate either way, I believe this is the same cake.

This is a really nice shu with notes of chocolate, oak, and smooth red wine.

2012-12-18 09:41:34 -0500

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mrmopar 2012-12-18 21:07:18 -0500

this is a superb cake and as obi wan would say… very good my young apprentice!! sorry made a funny on this!

tperez 2012-12-18 22:13:31 -0500

Haha, thank you, Master Mopar! And may the Pu’ be with you!

mrmopar 2012-12-18 22:25:04 -0500

i am so glad you like this one it is a personal favorite along with the wui ze denke of the same year. right now i am sipping on a haiwan 10 year anniversary cake on about its fourth in fusion. i have found some of the haiwans to be great too. might have to send you some one day.

tperez 2012-12-19 23:08:43 -0500

Mmm, well I’d love to try some :)

Bonnie 2013-01-01 03:16:45 -0500

Shared some of this with a new pu’er drinker a few days ago and with my granddaughter. Smooth…easy to drink…like a good mellow wine.

tperez 2013-01-01 11:29:29 -0500

Haha, it really is! I’m having a tea party with some friends (or at least “tea get- together”) in a few days, and I’m definitely going to make some of this for them. Lets see if I can spread the pu’erh addiction ;D

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My name is Thomas,

I’ve always loved tea and coffee, but I only started getting into good quality loose tea about a year ago.

My favorites teas right now are pu’erhs, Yunnan blacks, and Taiwanese oolongs. The only non-flavored teas that I don’t really care for are jasmine teas and highly vegetal greens. I’m not that into flavored teas, but I love a good cup of chai.

I’m a junior at University of Central Florida studying Health Services Administration, and I hope to go on to get my master’s degree.

Besides tea, I’m pretty obsessed with music. I’ve played guitar and violin for quite a while in classical styles, rock, etc., and am currently spending most of my music time studying sitar and hindustani sangeet. My music preferences are sort of all over the place.

Also love hiking/camping, Minecraft, Dr. Who, and downhill longboarding :)