2013 Ontario 1357 Shou Pu-erh Cake

Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
Ingredients
Pu Erh Tea
Flavors
Camphor, Cocoa, Earth, Nuts, Smooth, Vanilla, Dried Fruit, Limestone, Molasses, Wood, Brown Sugar, Caramel, Chocolate, Nutty, Sweet, Walnut, Wet Earth, Autumn Leaf Pile, Clay, Mushrooms, Cacao, Forest Floor, Wet Moss, Wet wood, Dark Chocolate, Honey
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Caffeine
High
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Average preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 7 g 24 oz / 702 ml

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  • “I broke this cake up last weekend hoping to add some variety to the tea I have at work. I’ve had this cake for maybe 3 years? 2X rinse, 205F water, 100 ml shibo, ~5g? 10s, 10s, 10s, 15s, etc… I...” Read full tasting note
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  • “It is a very clean, bright and cheerful puerh. Wood, molasses, camphor, limestone, a hint of dried apple. Some decay on the nose but none on the tongue. It is a sunny-morning tea, full of optimism...” Read full tasting note
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  • “What a day. lol I rushed to get to the post office with minutes to spare and well… It’s Sunday. That’s one thing about working from home a lot, the days just kind of mesh together. For meetings, I...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Creamy, woody and sweet. It’s the perfect way to spend this afternoon working from home. Sometimes I get a little dark mulch, sometimes a little raisin. Sometimes, I get a little cocoa.” Read full tasting note
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From Whispering Pines Tea Company

Our 2013 Ontario 1357 is a shou pu-erh harvested in 2012 and fermented from December ’12 through January ’13. The 100g cakes were pressed in late Autumn, 2014. It was produced from the best Yongde county spring ’12 material and blended using grades 1, 3, 5, 7 and golden gong ting for complexity. Sweet, smooth, and highly aromatic, Ontario 1357 delivers a vibrant mouthfeel somewhat between a lightly fermented shou and an old raw pu-erh. Notes of brown sugar and walnut are at the forefront, with vanilla and cream balancing it out. A gorgeous vanilla finish lingers with cooling camphor on the tip of the tongue and lips. This tea has a very strong yet calming qi and is a favorite of mine for rainy days and pre-yoga. A fantastic shou for drinking now or further aging!

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This is a part of a Shou collection that I have been waiting to try for quite some time. I’ve finally been giving the chance to partake in this treat. The compressed maocha is loosely compacted. You can see the press marks clearly on the leaves. I placed a generous chunk in my warmed gaiwan. I gave this brew a shake and let it sit for a little bit. I opened the lid and took in this enticing aroma. I could note a damp wooded and earth aroma. These leaves give off a forest floor aroma. My gaiwan emitted a tender sweetness in the background amidst this earth and moss tones. I washed the leaves and then prepared for brewing. The steeped leaves scent dried to a wet clay and limestone tone. This was going to be smooth and dry blend. The liquor began slightly crimson with bronze, but then it deepened to a blood maroon. The flavor was exquisite and wonderful! I took in flavors of light soil and earth. This brew gave a savory sensation and was full bodied. The flavor became deeper and thicker. The soup was very thirst quenching. The best part of this brew was the qi. I usually feel a strange and artificial qi from Shou, but this brew was different. It was powerful and steady! The brew kept a consistent steeping and went for over an hour. This long steeping gave me a repetitive dose of qi. In short, I was up for hours, haha. I’m very happy to have to try this tea, and I may just need to pick up a few of these beautiful cakes.

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Flavors: Clay, Forest Floor, Limestone, Smooth, Wet Earth, Wet Moss, Wet wood

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 7 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
curlygc

Can’t wait to try this one!

Haveteawilltravel

You’ll love it!

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My very first cake. Got this on a recommendation and sat down to try it. Put on some sounds of the Orient to get y mind right and broke a good chunk off of this cake. Put it in my Gaiwan after preheating it and let it sit for a while and soak up some of the steam in there. When I opened the lid and smelled it, I for some vegetal along with some vanilla and some dark chocolate. Did a rinse and steeped it according to the instructions on the Whispering Pines website.I was blown away. Brown sugar and honey was present as was a camphor that hung around on my lips. This thing never quit, either. Did maybe 12 steeping before it finally lost some of ts flavor and became a little watered down. This will be one that I will keep stocked in my cupboard!

Flavors: Brown Sugar, Camphor, Dark Chocolate, Honey, Vanilla

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec 6 g 3 OZ / 88 ML

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Thanks Brenden! :D

Very clean shou, no fermentation flavors. Strong notes of caramel, cocoa.. slightly sweet. Didn’t last as long as I was hoping – only got about 8 steeps before the color faded, but still good flavor in the following steeps. Great entry-level shou for those who might be new to puerh. No off-putting flavors, delicious consistency.

Flavors: Caramel, Cocoa, Sweet

Preparation
7 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
looseTman

Agreed! I purchased a 1/2 LB of the 2013 Ontario 1357 Loose Shou Pu-erh and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Whispering Pines Tea Company

No worries! Glad you enjoyed it! :-)

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i didn’t see the cake for this one when I posted this but here it is now so i copy and paste, hehe :)
anyways i brews this s**t up dark and strong and it looks like some coffee and make me feel real nice, will keep me awake for a late night dialysis session.
eleventy one points for this one!
https://instagram.com/p/1PXePMkwFO/?taken-by=tommytoadman
maybe you can see my pic on instagram :)
Goo-goo Gajoob!

looseTman

Thomas, I your experience, how does the 1357 cake compare to the loose version? Thanks!

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