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“A nice thicker and smooth ripe puerh. Early infusions had a slight malty edge mixed in with the smoothness that gave way to pure smoothness in later infusions. Not sure if it is because it is a...” Read full tasting note
“I brewed this last night and am just getting around to this now. This was really good tea. This was one where I wish I had not been so tired because it was easily worth twelve steeps. I thought it...” Read full tasting note
2006 Mengku Old Chatou Pu-erh Brick Tea (勐库老茶头熟砖)
The half kilo Old Cha Tou (old tea nugget) brick is the choice for many hard core Pu-erh tea drinkers. The taste is very smooth, sweet, and enduring – multiple infusions are possible – lasting for the whole day long, the good stuff!
Brick Pu-erh Tea 500g/17.6 ounces
Fermented
Vintage 2006
Premium class
Loose tea leaves
Caffeine: Moderate
Company description not available.
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Yunnan SourcingA nice thicker and smooth ripe puerh. Early infusions had a slight malty edge mixed in with the smoothness that gave way to pure smoothness in later infusions. Not sure if it is because it is a nugget puerh or simply the longer age but this one while it is a good tea unlike the other Mengku ones seems to be lacking the unique Mengku taste to it.
I brewed this last night and am just getting around to this now. This was really good tea. This was one where I wish I had not been so tired because it was easily worth twelve steeps. I thought it that good. I added a small amount of sugar to this tea. It brought out a discernible note of what I would either describe as peaches or plums, not sure which. This was a tasty, sweet puerh. It had little fermentation flavor, I would say only a little. I really didn’t notice it.
I brewed this four times in a 170ml Yixing teapot with 10.2g leaf and 200 degree water. I steeped it for 10 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, and 20 sec. If I had not been so tired last night I would have steeped this at least four more times and I am guessing this would have easily lasted 12 steeps or more.
Flavors: Sweet
@lukep Yes the entire brick was made of pressed nuggets. Unlike other cakes I’ve never encountered a nugget brick that was anything less than 100% nugget puerh of the same consistent quality.