2004 Yang Qing Hao "Te Ji Pin" Raw from Yang Qing Hao

2004 Yang Qing Hao "Te Ji Pin" Raw

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Pu'erh Tea
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Bitter, Camphor, Dried Fruit, Leather, Smoke, Sweet, Astringent, Cinnamon, Coriander Seed, Cream, Earth, Fishy, Hay, Herbs, Honey, Mint, Nuts, Nutty, Spices, Spicy, Tart, Thick, Thyme, Tobacco, Vegetables, Vegetal, Wood, Smooth, Heavy, Dust, Campfire, Dates, Medicinal, Mushrooms, Dark Wood, Drying, Menthol
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205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 7 g 15 oz / 457 ml

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2004 Yang Qing Hao “Te Ji Pin” Raw 500g
100% single origin YiWu gushu.
YQH was started by Taiwanese pu-erh collector, Yan Shi-Nan. Mr Yan has collected and studied pu-erhs since the 1980’s. His dissatisfaction with modern “pu-erh making” led him to work to revive the pre-60’s pu-erhs premium quality and tradition. His teas are now highly regarded and considered a premium boutique brand.

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This is a very good tea and an excellent example of YQH quality productions. It is an authentic single origin Yiwu gushu. This is the first of the 2004 season’s premium Yiwu harvest – a Pre-Qing Ming or Yu Qian tea. Nice whole leaves. Fair amount with stems attached to one or two whole leaves. Sweet, smooth and silky with a very balanced taste and no astringency detected at all. It is worth noting that there is a blend of tobacco and old leather sweetness throughout the session (albeit more dominant in the early sessions). Definite sense of chaqi hitting by the 3rd cup. Overall this tea yields a more delicate, light tasting soup (i.e., not thick) – very appealing and enjoyable to me but not a complex heavyweight. Since the tea is on the lighter side, you can push it without fear. On one steeping, I intentionally used half the water and it still produced a delicious cup which was definitely thicker than the previous cups. A final comment on the tea’s longevity – this is an impressively durable tea. I’ve steeped it 10 times now (during 2 sessions) and the leaves are not yet fully open and my longest steep time has been 15 seconds. These leaves have much to offer!
Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
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Late commenting on this, but I’ve had three sessions of this tea in the past couple weeks. Your review sums it up very well. It’s lighter than the Dingji and Chawangshu but I find myself liking it even more than those heavy-hitters. Really phenomenal tea and I think it stands above most of Yang’s catalog. Just top of the line Yiwu… mmmm.

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