“a very yummy tea if not the best semi aged sheng ever. i love the mix of flavors. i will do a full review around the...” Read full tasting note
“I did not have high expectations regarding the taste, but as soon as I took a sip of the brew, I was amazed. The taste is clear, sweet, well defined, fruity, and in every aspect quite ‘sheng-like’....” Read full tasting note
“After the early morning stint with a young sheng I have now moved to the opposite extreme. I am now sipping a 1999 sheng that is trying to be shou. It is a half fermented raw pu’er with around 17...” Read full tasting note
“Pu’erh TTB 2015 Tea #18 This was one smooth tea. The liquid was rather dark leading me to think I’d pick up a strong taste, but it’s a calm/weak tea. While I enjoyed the multiple steeps of liquid...” Read full tasting note
This tea cake was produced by the Hua Yuan tea factory in Kunming in 1999. Hua Yuan tea factory was absorbed by CNNP (Kunming Tea Factory in late 2000.
A rare production made from very slightly fermented spring 1999 material. Half fermented tea is wo dui fermentation achieved in just 15 to 20 days, whereas normal ripe fermentation is achieved in 45 days. In the case of this cake the fermentation period is even less, perhaps just 7 to 10 days, making this even more unique. There also appears to be a tiny quantity (less than 5%) of fully ripened leaves mixed in with the raw leaves!
Half fermented teas are not suitable for drinking until atleast 5 years of age and optimally at 10+ years.
This 357 gram cake was stored in Shanghai for 14 years where it underwent relatively fast post-fermentation (aging). The taste is much like that of a 20+ year raw pu-erh. Very clean and complex taste!
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