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1 reviewLao Yu (老妪) : old woman Material for this cake came from a small Bulang minority village in Bada mountain. This...
Source Web: Christophe Meneboeuf. Women picking tea leaf in a plantation of central Sri Lanka[online]. Wikipedia. Available on WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SriLanka_TeaHarvest_(pixinn.net).jpg>. [q548] [s74]
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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,...
2013 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...
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Bitter, sweet and full of energy - Hekai
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Dry leaves are huge. Some leaves are up to 5cm long. Time to time you can find yellow leave. The smell of dry leaves is fruity-sweet. Rinsed leaves smell very intensely fruity and sweet after honey. Much like maocha from Mengsongu.
The first infusion 20s . Lighter infusion, very delicate astringency on the tongue and the sweetness in the aftertaste. Delicate floral taste.
The second infusion again 20s – infusion has a sparkling yellow color and the taste is still soft. There is a pronounced astringency and bitterness at the back of the tongue. In the aftertaste there is a mix of sweetness with the bitterness of wild tea trees – “Gu Shu”. Sweetness is coming back into the mouth from throat – “Hui Gan”. The bitterness remains in the mouth for a long time and is very intense with woody tones.
The third infusion - a distinctive taste, astringency is very intensive and it blends into bitterness – “Ku Se“. The energy - “Cha Qi” - is coming directly in the head. You can still feel it even after 7th and 8th cup. Tea has a great energy. Bitterness is less pronounced in further infusions but still preset in the mouth.
Comparing this Hekai maocha to MengSongu, Hekai has more pronounced bitterness, it is not so honey-sweet and fragrant. For subsequent infusions there are mushroom tones present in the aftertaste on the tongue.
Simply great stuff with great potential for aging.
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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"
1 reviewCheng Shuang 成双 means in pairs This cake is blend of two villages and mountain in Menghai area. Material for this...
2015 Chawangpu Hekai Gushu Xiao Bing
1 reviewMaterial for this cake came from Man Nan Lao Zhai in Hekai mountain. Man Nan Lao Zhai is home of Lahu minority. There are very...
Quotes - Pu-erh
„Pu-erh tea, also spelled as Pu'er tea, is a variety of fermented dark tea produced in Yunnan province, China.“
Source Web: Pu-erh tea[online]. Wikipedia. Available on WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu-erh_tea>. [q478] [s62]
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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
„Tea consumption has its legendary origins in China of more than 4,000 years ago.“
Source Web: Green tea[online]. Wikipedia. Available on WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_tea>. [q438] [s59]
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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...
2013 Čang-pching Šuej-sien „Black perl“
0 reviewsVelice zajímavý a kvalitní lisovaný čaj z málo známé oblasti Čang-pching. Tento oolong byl ručně sklizený v zahradě u vesnice...
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...
Darjeeling Jungpana Wonder Delight Second
1 reviewBeautifully prepared whole leaf tea cultivar Pb312. Very rare tea from this garden, production only 9kg.
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„The best test is if, when drinking tea, there are any of prickling, tingling, numbing sensations on or near the tip of the tongue. If this is so one can be reasonably certain that agro-chemicals are present.“
Source Web: Zhi Zheng Tea Shop. How to Identify Good Puerh Tea[online]. Available on WWW: <http://www.zhizhengtea.com>. [q761] [s84]
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2009 Cha Shu Wang "Jing Mai Chun Liao
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2007 Zhong Cha "Fu Lu Shou Xi" Raw Pu-erh
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2014 Zheng Yan Tieluohan Oolong Tea
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2016 Chawangpu Bada Laoyu Raw Puerh Cake
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2012 Xiaguan FT Zi Yun Hao Raw Tuo 100g
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2016 Myanmar Jingdong Xiao Bing Cha 200g
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2016 Chawangpu Yibang Manguishan Xiao
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2016 Chawangpu Manzhuan Gu Shu Huang Pian
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2015 Quanjihao Manzhuan Raw Puerh Tea
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2009 Ripe Puerh Tea Paste "Cha Gao" 25g
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2013 Early Spring Premium Yunnan Long Mei
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2013 Yunnan Sourcing "Year of the Snake Red
1 reviewA premium ripe tea composed entirely from 6 and 4 years aged ripe tea from Lincang. Light to medium...
Xiaguan Tuocha 2007
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„The best test is if, when drinking tea, there are any of prickling, tingling, numbing sensations on or near the tip of the tongue. If this is so one can be reasonably certain that agro-chemicals are present.“
Source Web: Zhi Zheng Tea Shop. How to Identify Good Puerh Tea[online]. Available on WWW: <http://www.zhizhengtea.com>. [q761] [s84]
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