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“Not too long ago, I tried the Jingmai Raw Pu’erh Cha Gao (aka “tea resin”) from YS, and today I’m giving the ripe pu’erh version a try! Though the raw was good, I immediately liked this one much...” Read full tasting note
“Wow that one is soooo suprisingly good, almonds, roasted sesame smell and taste, unbelievable colour too Ill get back to review more after more tasting” Read full tasting note
“I have been curious about pu erh paste for quite a while now. It seemed like it would be bad, but hey, I’ve drank bug shit tea, so why not. It was actually interesting and not bad. The way I did it...” Read full tasting note
Made entirely from Jing Mai mountain area ripened pu-erh tea. Entirely 2016 spring harvest tea were fermented for 45 days, then through a special decoction process this concentrated pu-erh tea cha gao was made. They were then warmed to make soft and pressed into these lovely 0.5 gram single serving cha gao bricks!
Simply put one in a cha hai, cup, or thermos and pour hot over it. Shake or agitate the cha gao and it will start to diffuse. Very nice cocao, sweet and ripe pu-erh taste. Very special and high quality cha gao!
Roughly 0.6 grams each
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Yunnan SourcingNot too long ago, I tried the Jingmai Raw Pu’erh Cha Gao (aka “tea resin”) from YS, and today I’m giving the ripe pu’erh version a try! Though the raw was good, I immediately liked this one much more. The liquor is very, very smooth with a surprisingly sweet flavour. It’s very honey-like but dark, dense, and golden with a sort of graham cracker adjacent undertone and some expected earthiness. Not like a buckwheat honey, but sort of in that direction. I’ve had a handful of different types of Cha Gao outside of these Yunnan Sourcing offerings, but to be honest, this is probably the best that I’ve tried based on first impression alone.
Plus, the convenience factor is huge here. I know that, as a community, we often turn our nose up at pretty much any form of instant tea. Personally, I think that’s a fault within the community for several reasons, but that’s a discussion for another post. Regardless, if you’re looking for travel friendly tea options then you can’t get a whole lot better than this one. Just make sure to keep it in a labeled bag because it does, admittedly, look a little sketchy to the unfamiliar…
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFQoEMjS9XS/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY292wlKitk&ab_channel=TommyNewport
I have been curious about pu erh paste for quite a while now. It seemed like it would be bad, but hey, I’ve drank bug shit tea, so why not. It was actually interesting and not bad. The way I did it was to dissolve one tiny piece in about 50 ml of water, let it sit for a minute, stir it up, drink, then repeat since the little chunk dissolves slowly. But you can probably just let the whole thing dissolve in a larger amount of water and wait. One tiny piece can easily make 6 oz of tea.
It basically ends up tasting like a decent grandpa style shu drink. It was way smoother than I was expecting. Very easy to drink, and of course convenient. It’s akin to a high quality instant coffee – not as good as the real thing, but pretty good overall.
