2008 Menghai Qizibing Pu-erh Tea Cake

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Pu'erh Tea
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Flavors
Incense, Woody
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  • “I may need therapy … I’m developing an unusual obsession with this tea. There are about 75 Pu-Erh selections in my stash if you count samples, and I keep coming back to this. I’ve had the bing for...” Read full tasting note
    90
  • “Thank you so much TeaExplorer for sharing this fabulous tea with me. Your notes are great and I can only add that I love it. It’s clear red sweet and not boring. I’m on 7th steep. Only short...” Read full tasting note
  • “Very decent shou at a great price. This would be a great “daily drinker” as it’s not overly intense, bitter, or cloying. It’s smooth and gentle with good aromatics.” Read full tasting note
    88
  • “A nice everyday shu. It has a deep flavor and is tasty. It is a bit rough, though, with noticeable astringency and not so easy on the stomach. It is lacking in smoothness. But is pretty good...” Read full tasting note
    85

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2008 Menghai Qizibing Pu-erh Tea Cake(勐海七子饼)

Certified as a Chinese Organic product, this tea cake is the best 7572 we have ever tasted, but it’s made by Yunnan Tea Research Institute instead of Menghai tea factory. The cake won a gold medal in 2009 and it was selected as the official tea for Chinese news organizations.

It’s creamy, sweet, a tasty treat indeed.

Pu-erh tea cake
Typical weight: 357gram
Vintage: 2008
Cooked or fermented
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I may need therapy … I’m developing an unusual obsession with this tea. There are about 75 Pu-Erh selections in my stash if you count samples, and I keep coming back to this. I’ve had the bing for two weeks and it’s nearly half gone.

I bought this in my quest for a reasonably priced every-day shu. I have numerous other ones that range from acceptable to pretty good, but this one continues to stand out.

It’s color starts as a dark red-brown, moving through coffee-color, then into the ruby red range over 6 or 8 steeps. It’s always been clear, never cloudy. There is a powerful sweetness in the aroma starting with pralines, moving through raw cane sugar and into brown sugar, which accompanies a scent of shiitake mushrooms. Flavors of cedar and leather are underscored by a strong sweetness that ties them together very nicely, and the flavors vary in prominence over the steeps. A delightful citrus note makes an appearance in the middle steeps. A hint of spice in early steeps gives way to pepper in later ones. There is a liveliness on the tongue in the aftertaste. I find this flavor profile to be amazing in such an inexpensive shu!

I’ve tried various leaf quantities and steep times, but have settled on 6 grams to 100 ml water, one 20 second wash, then letting it sit for two minutes to allow the tea to open up. I use steep times of 15 / 10 / 15 / 15 / 15 / … seconds until the flavor starts to fade around steep 7, then either lengthen the steep time significantly or dump the leaves into the iced tea container in the fridge.

I’ve over-leafed this by 20% with good results when I want an even stronger flavor profile. Doing so introduces a pleasant bitter note to the mix.

To use a dating analogy, I have some fine sheng and shu varieties that are like that best girl you would take out to dinner on a Saturday night. But when it’s Wednesday and you just want to have a great time with the girl next door over bowling and pizza, this is the one I keep turning to.

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Boiling 0 min, 15 sec
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boychik 12 years ago

goes on my shopping list. thank you

Roughage 12 years ago

Sounds like my view of the Xiaguan Tibetan Flame. :)

Roughage 12 years ago

By which I mean that it is a bit rough round the edges, but I still love it. Must learn to finish typing before posting.

TeaExplorer 12 years ago

I think it’s those slightly rough edges that I find attractive, especially since they strike my palette in such a good way.
BTW: If anyone wants a sample, send me a PM.

Terri HarpLady 12 years ago

We all need therapy, or maybe we are here in group therapy, like a 12 step meeting…full of enablers :D

TeaExplorer 12 years ago

So would that be a 12 steep meeting?

boychik 12 years ago

i would like to sample. send you pm

Terri HarpLady 12 years ago

12 steep…I like that :)

Roughage 12 years ago

I’m up for a 12 steep meeting! :)

mrmopar 12 years ago

On the list it goes.

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493 tasting notes

Thank you so much TeaExplorer for sharing this fabulous tea with me. Your notes are great and I can only add that I love it. It’s clear red sweet and not boring. I’m on 7th steep. Only short steeps like 15/15/30 sec. On my shopping list 100%

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec
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__Morgana__ 11 years ago

Sounds wonderful!

Stephanie 11 years ago

Added to my try someday list :D

boychik 11 years ago

Stephanie, when I’ll finalize my shopping list for Puerhshop and order ill be happy to share

Stephanie 11 years ago

:-O! YAY! I’d love to swap samples sometime!

mrmopar 11 years ago

Start them young! Yay!

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Very decent shou at a great price. This would be a great “daily drinker” as it’s not overly intense, bitter, or cloying. It’s smooth and gentle with good aromatics.

Flavors: Incense, Woody

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290 tasting notes

A nice everyday shu. It has a deep flavor and is tasty. It is a bit rough, though, with noticeable astringency and not so easy on the stomach. It is lacking in smoothness. But is pretty good nonetheless.

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1113 tasting notes

WOW this is good shu! Extremely sweet and flavorful but not “dirty” tasting at all. A little nutty and creamy, too. I will enjoy drinking this one all day. Thanks very much boychik :)

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boychik 11 years ago

I’m happy you like it. I wouldn’t know about it if TeaExplorer wouldn’t send me a generous sample. After I got the whole cake. It’s very pleasant, sweet and full of flavor.

Stephanie 11 years ago

Yes! Exactly. It is hard to describe the flavor but it is very flavorful :) Thanks for sharing!

mrmopar 11 years ago

Yeah i have heard good things on this one.

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