A classic recipe from Menghai, but the first production of 2019 (1901). This is an average blend of 5th grade material that was fermented last year, so the cake does not have that just fermented taste, rather it has already mellowed a bit. ...
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This is nice tea, it is super rich and creamy. The aroma is full and enticing. It tastes a little like chocolate, coffee and mushrooms. My daily drinker for the past month!
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Matthew · December 20, 2023
Preferred Daily Drinker
Although I've been buying loose pu from a local vendor for years, this is my first venture into factory cakes. In comparison to the 2019 Xiaguan cake I purchased in the same order, this cake was much drier and more compressed. However, this was not a problem for me. This tea produces a powerful dark wet mulch aroma. The taste is fantastic and brews up a thick mushroom flavoured broth. On later infusions an unmistakable vanilla flavour appears at the back of the throat. Very pleased with this as a no-fuss daily drinker. I like to throw extra material in a cup and brew up grandpa style for a powerful soup with a decent buzz.