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Liquid proust pu erh package

 Cannot identify every tea.

For both shou and sheng brewed ~ 5g / 100 mL, 2x rinse and then for sheng: flash brew until no more flavor followed by longer brews. For shou, first brew is about 30s followed by flash brews.

2019 brown sugar: white2tea makes a brown sugar. Very sweet with caramel, molasses and red bean notes. No wodui. 

2019 raw man zhuang: possibly from ys. Very floral. Brew 3g/85 mL.  Fruity, floral.  Lively..beautiful at first...then funeral, sickly abominable.

"brick shou": Not much more info than that. I suspect it is the 2018 Dragon Brick, a shou puerh brick from XiZiHao, since that is the only brick shou he sells. Tastes different from all other shous i have had: subtle balance between herbal chinese med2icine, light incense, fresh plum, strawberry jam, earthy minerality and beef bone broth. There is also a floral aroma like acacia and jasmine. The aromas and flavors shift as steepings progress. Infusions are very clear and elegant even with longer early brews. No wodui. No typical red bean paste sweetness. Would really like to find more if i can only confirm what it is...

2003 Dry Storage Che Shen Hao Yiwu Ruigong TeaLifeHK: first infusion is peaty and flowery with some bitterness. However very soon, the bitterness and smoke become overwhelming and was not drinkable. The bitterness is shocking, considering the 17 years of storage! 3g/ 85 ml flash brewing is more acceptable.

Kunlu tea balls: raw pu tea balls with honey and blueberry aromas. From 困鹿山. Brewed this 8 gram kunlu mountain dragon ball in the gaiwan. The dry leaf was flowery. Did a hard 30s rinse to break open the ball. And then was forced to do less than 10s infusions to control the smoke and bitterness. Moving beyond the harsh flavors, the tea tasted a bit like a garden soup with savory herbs and celery, a bit like Hojo's jubuzan zairai sencha:

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Additionally, the tea tasted a little like blueberry jam and had stronger floral scents. However the tea is also a lot harsher - medicinal bitterness and smoke! After fourth infusion, my ears were ringing. After fifth, my forehead felt numb. Hahaha, I still dont understand the appeal of these young sheng.


2008 xia guan tian shun: exceptionally floral (rose) with some brothiness. Bitterness is suppressed in hqsn clay. Some scent of tobacco 





  • 2019 Man Zhuan
  • 2018 Raw





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