Descriptions of this tea indicate that it is one of the highest grade teas produced by the Shuangjiang Mengku Tea Co. The hand processing and stone compression result in moderate compression of the cake and make it very easy to pick off whole leaves. The leaves look lovely – for a factory produced puerh, they are very large and whole rather than bits, pieces, and stems. The smell of the dry leaf is clean and fresh. I rinsed twice and steeped the leaves three times but I’m not ready to describe the tea in detail for I really don’t think I’ve worked with this one enough. The cups were sweet and mellow but lacked the flavor profile I was expecting. Thus, to be continued…….
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Shuangjiang Mengku earned my respect several years ago, some of their offerings quality are just beautiful to the point where I’ve looked at the leaves and feel back that they are done and on the way to the trash. When I buy a house they will continue with purpose in a compost mound. :D
I am a fan of most S.Mengku teas I’ve tried but the leaves in this one grabbed my attention more than others. By the way, I send many of my used leaves back to the soil in my yard.
It’s interesting that the flavour of the tea never met your expectations and you never took detailed notes because of this. I had a similar dilemma yesterday. I would like to know how much of this tea you bought – is it a sample or is it more?
tea123 – I have high hopes for this one. It is still quite young and I tried it quickly after it arrived. Time and good storage should help it come into its own. S.Mengku’s “spirit” series cakes came recommended by someone I trust. For that reason, I purchased a cake.
Shuangjiang Mengku earned my respect several years ago, some of their offerings quality are just beautiful to the point where I’ve looked at the leaves and feel back that they are done and on the way to the trash. When I buy a house they will continue with purpose in a compost mound. :D
I am a fan of most S.Mengku teas I’ve tried but the leaves in this one grabbed my attention more than others. By the way, I send many of my used leaves back to the soil in my yard.
It’s interesting that the flavour of the tea never met your expectations and you never took detailed notes because of this. I had a similar dilemma yesterday. I would like to know how much of this tea you bought – is it a sample or is it more?
tea123 – I have high hopes for this one. It is still quite young and I tried it quickly after it arrived. Time and good storage should help it come into its own. S.Mengku’s “spirit” series cakes came recommended by someone I trust. For that reason, I purchased a cake.