This is a really interesting tea, and quite different from your typical ripe pu erh. It is fairly light and bubbly, if that makes sense, not very earthy. Burgundy colored. First steeping was really different, very fruity with a touch of woodsy mushroom. Second steep was much more mushroomy with fruit in the background. The fruity flavor is not like dates, but rather like Fruit Loops. Later steeps continued to be more fungi tasting. Overall, this is an interesting tea, though not my favorite.
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It’s a new cake, so the pile taste will be fairly heavy unless the fermenting was done years earlier. This one might taste great is a couple years once the pile is gone.