357 gram Menghai Dayi Hong - 2008 from Menghai Tea Factory (Mandala Tea)

357 gram Menghai Dayi Hong - 2008

Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Cedar
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Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec 7 g 4 oz / 123 ml

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  • “the tea to be infused in my new yixing pot. a great tea smooth with no hints of a new shu. this tea has been properly dry aged and has me going back to get another to have in reserve.it will be...” Read full tasting note
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  • “This delicious shu offers a very pleasant mix of flavors – dates, spices and a gentle woodiness. The first two cups are dominated by a nice earthiness but the sweetness, fruitiness and spiciness...” Read full tasting note
  • “6g 100ml glass gongfu pot 212F Rinse/pause/5/7/5/5/7/10 sec etc Wonderful thick luscious shou. Rich with dried fruits, leather, some wood . Also detected some milk chocolate notes. So smooth and...” Read full tasting note
  • “I have spent the past few days drinking this tea and I have enjoyed it. The dry leaf is musky with camphor notes, while the liquor is mellow and dark with hints of cedar and allspice. It is a...” Read full tasting note

From Menghai Tea Factory (Mandala Tea)

Got our first cases of this after trying a sample a month after it was released. We knew right away where this tea was going in regards to aging, and like most Dayi cakes, it has really opened up in flavor around the 3 year mark.

While we like the early, stronger infusions, we find the teas complexities show up after the 4th or 5th infusions as the sweetness and spice make their appearance.

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304 tasting notes

the tea to be infused in my new yixing pot. a great tea smooth with no hints of a new shu. this tea has been properly dry aged and has me going back to get another to have in reserve.it will be one of my favorites. a great dayi cake with all the richness and mouthfeel of a smaller premium dayi cake.going back for another cup. and this is a 357 gram cake not a 57 typo on my side.
Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 0 min, 45 sec
2 comments
Bonnie 13 years ago

Congrats on the new Yixing pot being cured and ready! And a good shu that fits (that was a pun!).

mrmopar 13 years ago

thanks bonnie you are a hoot!

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301 tasting notes

This delicious shu offers a very pleasant mix of flavors – dates, spices and a gentle woodiness. The first two cups are dominated by a nice earthiness but the sweetness, fruitiness and spiciness build quickly throughout the following infusions. No fermentation flavors at all. Very warming cup which is full of complexity throughout the tea session. Solid longevity – good for many resteeps ( I enjoyed eight flavorful cups today). This session reminded me that Menghai Dayi definitely offers many smooth and rich shu puer productions.
Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 10 g 4 OZ / 120 ML
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Kirkoneill1988 10 years ago

try this one too :D its very tasty with camphor and mushroom notes.

http://steepster.com/teas/yunnan-sourcing/48693-2006-nan-jian-phoenix-ripe-pu-erh-tea-mini-brick

here is my best review on it

Ru Yao dragon teapot gongfu:

Dry leaves: smells musty and slightly earthy.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BACqRWMp48r/

Wet leaves: smells like wet fall leaves, Forrest floor and earthy. Slightly musty.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BACulu8p44Y/

Light steep: I taste light earth and light fall leaves. Medium camphor, No mushrooms and minor minerals.
Very tasty!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BACsMW7p4yM/

Medium steep: I taste earth, medium camphor, medium mushrooms, medium minerals, strong Forrest floor and strong fall leaves.

Quite tasty!

Heavy steep: medium minerals strong earth, strong Forrest floor, strong fall leaves, medium mushrooms and medium camphor.

Extremely tasty!

All in all, this tea is still amazing.

I still rate this tea a 100! Definately recommend this both western and gongfu style! :D

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493 tasting notes

6g 100ml glass gongfu pot 212F
Rinse/pause/5/7/5/5/7/10 sec etc
Wonderful thick luscious shou. Rich with dried fruits, leather, some wood . Also detected some milk chocolate notes. So smooth and clean. Delightful. Really enjoyed after endless sheng sessions.
Many thanks to my generous tea friend. Your samples are always great.

http://instagram.com/p/uTUuIzhwtB/

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Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
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Fjellrev 11 years ago

Beautiful pot!

Kirkoneill1988 11 years ago

awesome! so are the pics! :D

boychik 11 years ago

Thank you Fjellrev and Kirkoneill1988.

Kirkoneill1988 11 years ago

i hope to buy a gongfu set soon

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290 tasting notes

I have spent the past few days drinking this tea and I have enjoyed it. The dry leaf is musky with camphor notes, while the liquor is mellow and dark with hints of cedar and allspice. It is a warming tea and one to keep you going on a cold winter’s night (or through the endless travails of revision, as I am doing at the moment).

Flavors: Cedar

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 5 OZ / 150 ML
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TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Osmanthus always taste like peach to my. Gui Hua Osmanthus from Tealux is even more peachy than Teavivre, but doesn’t have that olive oil quality I found in Teavivre. Both will be in your next box, so you can decide for yourself :-)

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Lol, roughage, ignore the previous comment, it is meant for another post OBVIOUSLY :-) Oops…sorry!

Roughage 11 years ago

No worries. You raised a smile from me anyway and gave me a laugh. :)

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Then if it gave you a smile, it was a good mistake :-) I would love to start a box for you some day too… I have too many things going on right now, but let me know if my cupboard is of any interest to you, I would gladly share whatever you fancy when time is right, overseas swaps are always interesting :-)

Roughage 11 years ago

Thank you. A swap might be a good idea in the future then. I look forward to it.

DigniTea 11 years ago

I picked up this cake several months ago but I’ve not yet worked on it. Your comments remind me that it is probably time to sit down and try it.

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