AMAZING!!! This aged sheng pu erh is full of complexity. Sweet, earthy, very very mild bitterness (less than most sheng), spice, straw, air this tea keeps me present during sessions to appreciate all the subtleties of it’s flavor and character. The BEST cha qi I’ve ever experienced in a tea. Available at thechineseteashop.com When I first sampled this tea in their store I was on lunch break from a seminar I was attending, I was transported into tea heaven and completely lost track of time and was 2 hours late back to the seminar. I did not care, as I had just had one of the best tea experineces of my life. I bought a cake at the then price of $150 and it’s good enough that I’m considering getting another for long term storage. This tea would get a 100, except I’m the type of person that believes in the possiblity of something better that I just haven’t tried yet. This tea will be hard to beat though, I just love it! Truly a gift and a pleasure to taste this tea.
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Wait, what? Tea that results in forgetting work? Sold, in for one.
Hahaha, it was probably a combination of teas… the culmination of the tea journey I was on. I entered the shop and they were in the middle of a session of aged 80’s liu an which they offered me to sit in on, we then sampled an aged 80’s sheng which was phenomenal. After a tea lesson from Daniel at The Chinese Tea Shop I was ready to buy this tea, but he said NO! You have to try it first! :) So we sampled this one along with a 90’s sheng/shou combo which I also ended up buying. The culmination of the whole experience was a feeling I will not forget. And hey, who cares about work anyhow… :)
Ok doc I just got this cake in the mail today. It does look rather aged, has a wet storage smell but not real intense, and was in a plastic bag too. It seems like it was well taken care of. I will let it air out a couple days and try and repeat the experience you had, also because a follow up with a bit of shou like you had is prudent on the system. I’ve learned that from our other doc on here Yang-chu.
Btw, found it on Taobao for about $30, or a bit less if you want to accept a more bug bitten wrapper.
Cwyn please share the link….Please…. :)
Did you get it from taobao then? I’m also curious about that link! Let us know how you like it!
It is jiujiucha.taobao.com. There are two cakes on the page, the bug bitten one at the top is a “Storm Deal,” the one further down the shop page is the same, I think. Mrmopar, you might recall Hobbes reviewed this cake awhile back. I think it is a 2001 myself, but what do I know.
Woo Hooo Thanks! I will check it out and Hobbes notes on it.
Who is your broker for Taobao?
Wait, what? Tea that results in forgetting work? Sold, in for one.
Hahaha, it was probably a combination of teas… the culmination of the tea journey I was on. I entered the shop and they were in the middle of a session of aged 80’s liu an which they offered me to sit in on, we then sampled an aged 80’s sheng which was phenomenal. After a tea lesson from Daniel at The Chinese Tea Shop I was ready to buy this tea, but he said NO! You have to try it first! :) So we sampled this one along with a 90’s sheng/shou combo which I also ended up buying. The culmination of the whole experience was a feeling I will not forget. And hey, who cares about work anyhow… :)
Ok doc I just got this cake in the mail today. It does look rather aged, has a wet storage smell but not real intense, and was in a plastic bag too. It seems like it was well taken care of. I will let it air out a couple days and try and repeat the experience you had, also because a follow up with a bit of shou like you had is prudent on the system. I’ve learned that from our other doc on here Yang-chu.
Btw, found it on Taobao for about $30, or a bit less if you want to accept a more bug bitten wrapper.
Cwyn please share the link….Please…. :)
Did you get it from taobao then? I’m also curious about that link! Let us know how you like it!
It is jiujiucha.taobao.com. There are two cakes on the page, the bug bitten one at the top is a “Storm Deal,” the one further down the shop page is the same, I think. Mrmopar, you might recall Hobbes reviewed this cake awhile back. I think it is a 2001 myself, but what do I know.
Woo Hooo Thanks! I will check it out and Hobbes notes on it.
Who is your broker for Taobao?