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“This tea is now 20 years old, and in the 4.5 yr that I’ve had it in my ventilated cabinet it has gotten even better. Brewed Western with 5g leaf in a stainless steel infusion basket and 8 oz...” Read full tasting note
Te Ji grade tuo cha stored in un-opened cases (and un-opened bags) in Guangdong since 2005. Premium classic Xiaguan blend that has a high level of aroma and strong pungent taste. Aged for many years, this tuo cha has mellowed a bit but still very much an uncompromising Xiaguan tea!
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Yunnan SourcingThis tea is now 20 years old, and in the 4.5 yr that I’ve had it in my ventilated cabinet it has gotten even better. Brewed Western with 5g leaf in a stainless steel infusion basket and 8 oz boiling spring water after a 10s discarded boiling wash. Three serial infusions so far, 15s each. Aromas of leather and tobacco on the liquor. Very little astringency, but strong tea flavor with slight smokiness, savory peppery punch, and a lingering aftertaste that is still lightly bitter. No fishiness, no compost notes. Quite nice, and still available on the YS website (but not their US site). I’ve used over half the first tuo now, will recommend— and am raising my rating to 76.
Flavors: Bitter, Leather, Pepper, Smoke, Tea, Tobacco
I tried one of these Te Ji tuos and enjoyed it, but it was only 3 or 4 years old. I’ll have to grab an older one sometime to see the difference the aging will make.
@Keemunlover, Another option is to switch over to Shou, as they supposedly simulate aging. Personally, I find them completely different from Shengs, and both can be enjoyable! But even the occasional 40 yr old shengs I’ve sipped were very different from shou. Oh well.
Yeah, I occasionally drink shou, which is nice sometimes. I prefer the character of sheng overall. I like the qualities it shares with green tea and black tea, and I love the florals and brighter notes which typically seem to be lacking in shous.