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1 review„tailor-made” private production “Zhong Cha Gong Si” in Dayi (Menghai tea factory). This tea is made by a dayi employe on a...
Source Book: Chen, Jin. Teahouse 茶铺. Chengdu, Sichuan province : 上海锦绣文章出版社, 2007. s. 115. ISBN: 978-7-80685-808-0. [q443] [s28]
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1997 CNNP Big Red Mark Raw Puerh Cake
1 reviewThis cake is called "Da Hong Yin" or Big Red Mark. It's a blend from Banna area tea leaves and the raw materials are pressed...
BaDa 2013 - blind tasting set 1
1 reviewthe pressed leaves aroma is strong and fruity, the taste is bitter, nutty, almond, fruity, fresh, balanced, very pleasent,...
2013 Wuliang Wild Hongcha
2 reviewsThis tea is collected from ancient, wild trees on Wuliang mountain. These are truely wild trees, that haven't been planted by...
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Great young tea "Lao Yu"
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This is an interesting cake from Bada mountains, which bears the name "Lao Yu" meaning "old woman". One of them became the main cover motif of all ChaWang Shop’s 2013 puerh cakes.
Old women are responsible for harvesting tea in Bulang community from which the tea originated. It is made of macho purchased from about 15 families who are in the care of the village tea plants growing wild in forests. Local farmers are cutting tea tree branches down to keep them short to allowed the older women comfortable harvests tea leaves from the ground. The volume of harvested tea is not great and is mainly intended for home consumption.
Cake smells very fresh almost like green tea. Wet leaves smell sweet. It is really nice, crisp and fresh scent.
Color of the first infusion is very light. The flavor evokes green tea and is generally lighter and just slightly bitter. The aftertaste is sweet with more pronounced bitterness. You can observe dryness on the tongue. Well, it's still a young tea even if it carries the name of "Lao Yu" :-)
The second infusion is giving more pronounced flavor. The aftertaste is bitter and sweet after honey. It is strong, long lasting and promising great potential for aging,
Huigan comes after the second cup and it is pleasantly sweet. Here come the energy – it holds in the chest around the heart and then reaches to the top of the head.
Tea, at first, behave as if nothing, but it has enormous energy. The first time I brewed the tea, it was after a day of skiing in the afternoon and even at midnight, I was still fresh. It is a true "strongman". I do not recommend drinking this tea in the afternoon, unless you plan to stay awake longer. Beware of dosage, sometimes I overdid it and I had to interrupt for a moment not to be sick. Also do not drink it on empty stomach.
Maocha comes from about 15 families and the taste may vary. It is good to buy a whole cake and sample it from different parts of a cake.
Finally, the best news. The price is only $14, making this tea a great favorite for buying the whole tong.
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Pu-erh
2006 Myanmar Kokang Mei Hua Bing Raw
1 reviewThis little cake come from border area with Myanmar from Kokang (果敢; pinyin: Guǒgǎn), area about 20km outside from China....
2006 Changtai Long Ma Rui Ming "Dragon
1 reviewThis cake is composed of Lancang and Menghai area selected materials.After 5 years aging in dry storage, this cake now taste...
2014 Autumn Mengsong Bamboo Raw Puerh Tea
1 reviewThis tea come from autumn 2014 harvest from Mengsong (Menghai), blend of tea from different villages, trees 60-80 years old,...
2015 Chawangpu Mengsong Old Tree Xiao
1 reviewThis tea come from Mengsong mountain, wild arbor tea garden. Trees are 80-120 years old, growing wild in forest.¨ We visited...
2015 Chawangpu Menghai "Cheng Shuang"
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Quotes - Pu-erh
„‘Ripened’ Shou Cha (熟茶) tea is pressed maocha that has been specially processed to imitate aged "raw" Sheng Cha tea. Although it is also known as cooked pu-erh, the process does not actually employ cooking to imitate the aging process. The term may come about due to inaccurate translation due to the dual meaning of shú (熟) as both "fully cooked" and "fully ripened".“
Source Web: Pu-erh tea[online]. Wikipedia. Available on WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu-erh_tea>. [q497] [s62]
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Quotes Tags: Pu-erh, Sheng - Raw Puerh, Shu - Ripe Puerh, Maocha
Green tea
SeJak 2014 ECO Korea
1 reviewKorean green tea picked in the spring of 2014 in Hadong district, Jiri mountains. Grown and produced by an organic, one of the...
JungJak 2014 ECO Korea
1 reviewKorean green tea picked in the spring of 2014 in Hadong district, Jiri mountains. Grown and produced by an organic, one of the...
DaeJak 2014 ECO Korea
1 reviewKorean green tea picked in the spring of 2014 in Hadong district, Jiri mountains. Grown and produced by an organic, one of the...
2014 Spring Te Ji Grade Lianghe "Hui
1 reviewSelected grade famous high mountain green tea from Huilong Zhai, Dachang village, Lianghe county, Dehong prefecture....
2014 Yunnan Simao Huoqing Green Tea
1 reviewSpring comes to Yunnan earlier this year. And also spring teas from regular spring harvest are picked a bit early.This good...
2014 Yunnan Zao Chun
1 review"Early Spring" - fresh green tea from higher elevations near Yun Pan Shan (1100m) in early spring harvest. Nice uniform leaves...
Quotes - Green tea
„Gyokuro (玉露, Jade Dew) - Gyokuro is a fine and expensive type that differs from Sencha (煎茶) in that it is grown under the shade rather than the full sun for approximately 20 days. The name "Gyokuro" translates as "jade dew" and refers to the pale green color of the infusion. The shading causes the amino acids (Theanine) and caffeine in the tea leaves to increase, while catechins (the source of bitterness in tea, along with caffeine) decreases, giving rise to a sweet taste. The tea also has a distinct aroma.“
Source Web: Japanese green tea[online]. Wikipedia. Available on WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_tea>. [q468] [s61]
Oolong
2014 Zheng Yan Tieluohan Oolong Tea
0 reviewsThis Zheng Yan tea from Cindy Chen was baked 4 times over charcoal to achieve a medium baking level. Harvested from a single...
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Black, Red, Dark tea
2013 Chawangpu Xiao Jin Bing Red Tea 100g
1 reviewThis small red tea cake is made from 2012 spring harvest Simao high mountain material. Carefully pressing in Menghai , simple...
2014 Darjeeling Rohini Exotic SFTGFOP1
1 reviewExclusive collection of the youngest gardens in Darjeeling processed from fresh buds of cultivar AV2. The golden...
2013 Wuliang Wild Hongcha
2 reviewsThis tea is collected from ancient, wild trees on Wuliang mountain. These are truely wild trees, that haven't been planted by...
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Bada
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Yōulè
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2015
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Mushroom - Jin Cha
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Matcha 抹茶
Green tea
2014
Nánnuò
Jasmine Tea
2013
Flavored tea
Pu-erh
Health
Tea oxidation
Tuocha
Hei Cha
2012
Darjeeling
Tao
2011
Bānzhāng
Sichuan
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„ji qi rou (de); 机器揉(的) - Machine rolled. Some machine rolled tea has a very pleasing appearance and most tea gardens, however small, will have a machine, which is generally electric, but sometimes hand operated. However, the best sheng puer tea is still hand rolled.“
Source Web: Zhi Zheng Tea Shop. Puer Tea Glossary[online]. Available on WWW: <http://www.zhizhengtea.com/>. [q616] [s78]
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2005 Nannuoshan TF Menghai Raw Puerh Cake
1 reviewThis is a classic Menghai spring blended cake from Nannuoshan Tea Factory which was renamed as Menghai...
2012 Mangfei "Da Ye Chun" Early Spring Raw
1 reviewThis high quality old tree tea cake come from a small shop in Yongde. Using early spring material from tea...
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„ji qi rou (de); 机器揉(的) - Machine rolled. Some machine rolled tea has a very pleasing appearance and most tea gardens, however small, will have a machine, which is generally electric, but sometimes hand operated. However, the best sheng puer tea is still hand rolled.“
Source Web: Zhi Zheng Tea Shop. Puer Tea Glossary[online]. Available on WWW: <http://www.zhizhengtea.com/>. [q616] [s78]
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