2011 Yunnan Sourcing "Yi Dian Hong" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Mini Cake

Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Earth, Mushrooms, Wood, Honey, Nutty, Sweet
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Average preparation
Boiling 0 min, 30 sec 6 g 4 oz / 113 ml

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  • “Forgot to write about this one! Had a nice little tea tasting with a mutual friend of my future-MIL. She’s had tea before but has never really explored different types, loose tea, etc. So I was a...” Read full tasting note
    80
  • “Just an example of good menghai shu and it’s my favorite YS ripe pu. Main notes: chocolate, walnut, little bit of spice and bitterness (in a good way!). Very similar to the best Dayi offers but...” Read full tasting note
    88
  • “A puerh from Michelle on courtesy of Rich, thank you both! Sadly, it isn’t much remarkable to me. It was fine, but not much to write about. It wasn’t even much thick (considering I have used the...” Read full tasting note
    64
  • “This is your generic aged ripe puer. The smell is of earth, wet rotten wood and mushrooms. Some transitory fishiness, which is surprising given the age of the cake. The taste is typical for the...” Read full tasting note
    74

From Yunnan Sourcing

Our 2010 “Little Bit of Red” production is made entirely from Menghai area material fermented in 2009. It’s a variation on last year’s production, with an addition of 30% “gong ting” grade tea to make it more tippy and flavorful!

Fermentation level is medium, so this cake still has a little bite to it and more room for improvement with aging. The fermentation “dui wei” flavor is mostly dissipated and the taste will gradually improve over the years to come. The fermented material was stored in Menghai for 1 1/2 years before being pressed into these 100 gram mini cakes.

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8 Tasting Notes

80
248 tasting notes

Forgot to write about this one!
Had a nice little tea tasting with a mutual friend of my future-MIL. She’s had tea before but has never really explored different types, loose tea, etc. So I was a little bit worried she wouldn’t like the taste. I was worried I wouldn’t like the taste because this is my first “loose” shou. There was no need though everybody liked it! I didn’t take notes or anything so I don’t remember exactly flavors that I picked up. I’ll have to try it again on my own so I can focus more on the taste. I was busy explaining tea things. :) It seems like this would be a good “everyday” type puer.

Bonnie

Great! Good for you…your future MIL! WOW! I gave some to my Priest and he loved it too! We’re doing a good job converting people to different tea’s!

Kiaharii

One of my favorite thing about tea is sharing it with others. I left her a bunch of sample sized stuff as well.

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88
17 tasting notes

Just an example of good menghai shu and it’s my favorite YS ripe pu.
Main notes: chocolate, walnut, little bit of spice and bitterness (in a good way!). Very similar to the best Dayi offers but much cheaper.
Recommended.
Oct 2011

Preparation
Boiling

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1831 tasting notes

A puerh from Michelle on courtesy of Rich, thank you both!

Sadly, it isn’t much remarkable to me. It was fine, but not much to write about.
It wasn’t even much thick (considering I have used the half I had) and it has got some basic shu notes — as woody, a little mushroomy, a nicely earthy. But nothing was distinctive and nothing that would say this is great flavour note.

Good daily drinker in conclusion and I wonder if it was like that when new or it was just aged taste. Steep time is the average I did. So I did rather longer steeps this time.

Flavors: Earth, Mushrooms, Wood

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 45 sec 6 g 4 OZ / 125 ML

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74
226 tasting notes

This is your generic aged ripe puer. The smell is of earth, wet rotten wood and mushrooms. Some transitory fishiness, which is surprising given the age of the cake. The taste is typical for the aged shou but it is not complex and the aftertaste does not linger.

Nothing bad to say but nothing good either. The main pros are that it is cheap and comes in convenient 100 g cakes. I will relegate it to my office to sip it absent-mindedly while concentrating on work.

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90
4 tasting notes

Got this from my local reseller. The tea reminds me a bit of roasted nuts dipped in honey. There is some astringency, which slowly disappears later into the steeps . The best part of this tea is the smell of the wet leaves – they smell woodsy and warm.

Flavors: Honey, Nutty, Sweet, Wood

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 30 sec 5 g 4 OZ / 110 ML

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100
34 tasting notes

Giving this a 100 to balance out the poor review by the person that doesn’t like shou. This is a nice shou with a really great price point. Nice and dark and smooth. I would rate this in the lower to mid 80s I think. I enjoyed it and I’m happy it was sent to me as a mistake instead of a raw mini cake I ordered. A happy accident I will call it!

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 3 OZ / 90 ML

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15 tasting notes

Very solid little shu… I don’t like shu much though.

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec

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