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drank 2015 Gao Jia Shan "Da Cang Jia" Wild Harvested Hunan Fu Brick Tea by Yunnan Sourcing
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This tea is medicine to my soul. It’s so easy and pleasant to drink. Tonight I taste goji and the soft scent of baby powder, mushroom and honey, sweet yeast and flowers., malt and wood. Thick, soothing and mild. A wonderful digestive. Does very well in the duanni clay pot.

Is it foolish to buy a full 3kg brick considering this is only the second fu zhuan tea I’ve had?
Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 9 g 7 OZ / 200 ML
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mrmopar
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Session again and compare. 3 KG is a lot.

Martin Bednář
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3 kg? Whoa… It is a lot. For me even 100 grams are too much sometimes. Though, this tea somehow… sounds good when curing hangover and I guess it should be needed in my cupboard for this purpose.

ashmanra
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I love that you said baby powder! I have several oolongs that have strong baby oiwder aromas and I love it.

Natethesnake
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I’ve tried about half a dozen fu teas and that one is by far the best I’ve tried. I almost bought a brick but I doubt I’d ever drink 3 kg of it. I did buy a 500g chunk.

derk
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Half a kilo gonna be the way to go. Now if I need to convince myself to place an order from China despite the ongoing shipping issues.

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mrmopar
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Session again and compare. 3 KG is a lot.

Martin Bednář
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3 kg? Whoa… It is a lot. For me even 100 grams are too much sometimes. Though, this tea somehow… sounds good when curing hangover and I guess it should be needed in my cupboard for this purpose.

ashmanra
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I love that you said baby powder! I have several oolongs that have strong baby oiwder aromas and I love it.

Natethesnake
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I’ve tried about half a dozen fu teas and that one is by far the best I’ve tried. I almost bought a brick but I doubt I’d ever drink 3 kg of it. I did buy a 500g chunk.

derk
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Half a kilo gonna be the way to go. Now if I need to convince myself to place an order from China despite the ongoing shipping issues.

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