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“Tasted this the day after having the 2006. Only the second or third shou I’ve had, take this with a grain of salt. Compared to the ‘06, this one comes off with a little more cherry/fruit/spice/wood...” Read full tasting note
“A delicious and smooth ripe, one of the best dayi ripes I’ve tasted. Like a typical deep earthy dayi product, only better.” Read full tasting note
Star of Menghai Dayi Chi Tse Beeng
Chinese Pu-erh Tea
Origin
Menghai County, Yunnan, China
Type
Cake/Black/Pu-erh
Manufacturer
Menghai Tea Factory
Vintage
2009
Packaging
Bag
Process
Cooked
Rating
Description
2005 China International Tea Industry Exposition Gold Medal Award product. Made with selected high mountain material from Menghai area.
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Menghai Tea FactoryTasted this the day after having the 2006. Only the second or third shou I’ve had, take this with a grain of salt. Compared to the ‘06, this one comes off with a little more cherry/fruit/spice/wood on the nose, and I’m getting more of an old book/paper aroma as I exhale after a sip. A very round/earthy tea, very thick and creamy. It’s nice, but a little boring for my taste.
Flavors: Cherry Wood, Creamy, Earth, Leather, Paper, Thick
A delicious and smooth ripe, one of the best dayi ripes I’ve tasted. Like a typical deep earthy dayi product, only better.
One of the reasons I buy one from each year of these.
Indeed. I am indebted to the person who sent me a sample who shall remain unnamed. How do the other years stack up? I’d like to get a cake but that 2009 is fetching $100 from dragon tea house.
I would buy a new one and age it a few years. They may be a bit cheaper on Aliexpress. I haven’t checked pricing on there much lately.
