I ordered this loose maocha and a cake on the last Mandala order I got. I have put the cake away but I wanted to sample it in its current state. This tea has an assorted size of leak in it. By volume it is heavier than lots of other puerhs I have tried. I was surpised at how little it actually to to get 9 grams. Might be the thick burly leaf in it.
I got down to business with this one in the yixing. I gave a flash rinse and opened the to to smell the aroma of the wet leaf. This is spicy almost like that little burn wasabi or hot mustard can give in the aroma department.
I steeped this for only about 5 seconds before pouring.
This tea has so many notes it is crazy! You have buttery, pine, sweet, bitter ,floral.
It is velvety but strong, floral with some bitter, citrus y and lots of flavors. You will get the tongue numbing with this one!
This is a rock on dead on fine sheng. I really look forward to this one when it ages.
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Yahoooooo!!!!!!! So happy that you are enjoying this one. I love it. I love you review!
John… the mao cha you are drinking is autumn 2013. The mao cha I used to make the wild monk cake is spring 2012. The mao cha is from the same producer. I also just got done with a pressing of this autumn 2013 mao cha for a wild monk followup. It is sooo good.
I look forward to hearing what think about the 2012 cake. Heck and the 2014 cake, too, for that matter :)
Thanks for getting down with the Wild Monk, John!
It’s been awhile since I drank the loose version of this, but I’ve been planning to get the cake for awhile. Garret, you should make a special announcement when you unveil the new monk, because I’d like to get one of each, 2012 & the new one.
+1 on what Terri said!
Yahoooooo!!!!!!! So happy that you are enjoying this one. I love it. I love you review!
John… the mao cha you are drinking is autumn 2013. The mao cha I used to make the wild monk cake is spring 2012. The mao cha is from the same producer. I also just got done with a pressing of this autumn 2013 mao cha for a wild monk followup. It is sooo good.
I look forward to hearing what think about the 2012 cake. Heck and the 2014 cake, too, for that matter :)
Thanks for getting down with the Wild Monk, John!
It’s been awhile since I drank the loose version of this, but I’ve been planning to get the cake for awhile. Garret, you should make a special announcement when you unveil the new monk, because I’d like to get one of each, 2012 & the new one.
+1 on what Terri said!