| What a great Pu-erh tea. It is very smooth , leaving a creamy aftertaste in the mouth. It woulkd appear to be at the perfect age for drinking. Can it still improve? |
Rod (8/21/2008)
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| My first puerh seems to be the last..My taste will not acomodate with this kind of dusty tee. Still...adding brown sugar, the taste becomes "interesting".. at most! I will explore another tea area.. |
Maxim (7/9/2008)
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| This is the best tea I have ever experienced. Smooth and silky, leaves no aftertaste and good to the very last drop, hot or cold. I love this tea! |
Denise (5/21/2008)
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| It takes a little work, but this tea offers a nice smooth Pu-erh flavor. |
Daniel (4/10/2008)
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| First of all, I’m kind of a pu-erh newbie, so I don’t know all the right words to use. That said:
I brewed this in a gaiwan. Wow, this has a really "strong" taste. It reminds me a lot of another early-90s shu I’ve tried (from Serenity teashop in Portland), but this one is more complex and refined. Nicely thick and rich. Some interesting flavor notes (is this the camphor flavor that everybody talks about? I’m not sure, I wouldn’t know! But I like it).
I got 3-4 great steeps at around 20-30 seconds each, before it started to lighten up. I increased the time to a minute or so for the next couple infusions, and it was still tasty, but without the same depth as the first 2-3 steeps. For the 7th-9th infusions, I let the leaves brew for 5-10 minutes, and the brew was quite light, but still had some good flavor.
The leaves themselves were still quite thick and heart, which makes me think that there must be some more good stuff in there.. but I just couldn’t squeeze it out.
Nevertheless, for those first few steeps, awesome pu-erh!
Worth a sample, though I can’t afford to drink this every day. |
David (2/8/2008)
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| Pu-er is indeed a special category of tea and it takes some getting used to; however, I’m falling in love with it. This particular Pu-er creates a beautiful amber liquid when brewed, and the taste is very smooth and earthy. After a heavy meal, this is a wonderful tea to help calm your stomach down. It stands for several infusions. And maybe it’s just me, but this tea doesn’t seem to have a lot of caffaine, so no worry about drinking it at night and lose your sleep. My mom is high caffaine sensitive, and she agrees with me. |
Melody (11/27/2007)
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| This is a delicious tea; very smooth and leaves no aftertaste. Feels like silk going down. I highly recommend it. |
Denise (10/22/2007)
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| Second time around for me - I enjoyed this pu-er so much.
A great morning brew - earthy and rich. Mushroomy overtones. A mellow cup with lots of shu complexity. |
Jeanna (Shen) (10/2/2007)
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| nice mello aged puerh. i like the sample size. it is a well rounded tea
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ryan (9/26/2007)
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| A great cooked puerh. One of the best I have had in that age range.
Lush texture, strong camphor aroma, and full body. Lasts for many many steepings. |
paul (8/18/2007)
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| What can I say that hasn’t been said about this fine, fine pu?! A ballsy, yet uncomparably smooth pu-erh. Complex, gently woodsy and aged perfectly. Deep damp, mossy tones - tea in the forest! Some camphory notes sneak on through, but diminish in the multiple steepings. This tea has longevity - holds up well to infusion after infusion. Love it! |
Jeanna (Shen) (7/26/2007)
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| Good color and flavor it’s very smooth and tasty. hope my second tasting of this tea is as good as my first. |
Yu Bo (6/28/2007)
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| Well this tea is certainly very mild with no bitterness whatsoever. You are able to get many brewing from this fine aged tea. |
David (6/28/2007)
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| Tea is mild, has a wonderful color and very tasty. |
Denise (6/1/2007)
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| My wifes favorite tea. Amber smoothness is superb. |
Arthur (4/3/2007)
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| Great flavor with an amazing smooth mouth feel. Excellent big leaves produce a unique cooked aged taste with a very nice aroma. No doubt about the age of this tea. |
Jason (4/2/2007)
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| I reward myself now and again with this outstanding san shou. The flavor is complex and delightful. This is one of my all-time favorite cooked pu’ers. |
Gerald (4/1/2007)
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| It just doesn’t get any better than this for cooked pu-erh- or really any pu-erh for that matter. I’ve had plenty of raw aged pu-erh that isn’t this good! |
Brian (12/29/2006)
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| Very nice, with a nice camphor hit to it. |
Andrew (12/28/2006)
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| This is my morning tea. And sometimes lunch, and evening... It has really become a part of my daily routine and I have yet to find anything superior. It’s very medicinal and it just makes me feel energized to the core, and it works wonders for my digestion problems. A little pricey for a daily tea, but worth every penny. |
Brian (10/3/2006)
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| A very good loose leaf puerh. Understand that woodiness is not my favorite aspect of a tea. That being said, this one has just a mellow woodiness, not at all sharp like some younger cooked puerhs that I’ve tasted. It also has just the right amount of sweetness, making this a great tea to wind down to and drink a few pots of. |
Jeff (9/29/2006)
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| 6 stars. Neverending! Brewed and brewed - 8 times, each time discovering new side of perfection. |
Armandas (8/8/2006)
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| Although I am a novice to puercha in general, I must say that I enjoy this tea very much! And perhaps, given the nature of puerh--seemingly more of an aquired taste--it is a good compliment to say that a beginner is enjoying it so. For me, it’s like drinking pure life straight from the earth itself, as it is certainly a tea capable of refreshing you within the first few sips alone, and whose aroma and taste remind me of journeying far into the woods to discover what lies in the depth. This tea hints at a deeper interconnectedness with you and the rest of the earth, that is, it suggests this intimate relationship, and your mind is allowed to finish the story. Ah! Precisley why I like this tea so much. I recommend it! |
Andrew (7/19/2006)
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| This tea has a nice deep red liquor. It has a smooth taste without any strong earthy taste. One of the nicer cooked pu-erhs I’ve tried. |
Kathy (7/9/2006)
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| I love it. |
Tony (5/15/2006)
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| This is an excellent tea that gives four lovely brews gong-fu style (approximately six grams in a 4.4 oz yixing pot brewing one minute and adding time). The first brew is smooth and firm with woody overtones, and later brews take on further sweetness and complexity without ever becoming too rich or too sweet. It is extremely well priced for a tea of its class, I highly recommend it. |
Danica (4/28/2006)
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| Some cooked pu’ers are too sweet and syrupy, and others have funny flavors that are sometimes unpleasant. But this Menghai Xing Xiang, however, is dry, clean, and pure. I am re-ordering it. I think it’s possible that this tea has been less fermented or processed or cooked than other shu-type pu’ers. It’s not quite as black in the cup. It tends toward a very deep and rich red. I tend to drink it too fast. That’s high praise. :-) |
Gerald (3/14/2006)
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