2006 Arbor Yinhao Tuocha (Year of Green Puerh)

Premium Arbor Silver Buds Tuocha

This is a small tuocha made of raw materials from Mengku, Lincang area. The infused liquor is very aromatic and has a pretty and clear golden color. Good sweetness and a light pungency go nicely hand in hand.

Vintage 2006

Factory Kunming Chuncheng Tea Factory

Form Tuocha

Genre Shen/Green/un-Cooked/Unfermented

Typical Weight 50 g

• Model: Yinhao tuocha - 6111
• Manufactured by: Chuncheng Tea Factory
  

My thoughts:

Boiling Rinse 15sec then waited 60sec
1st Infusion - 12sec
2nd Infusion - 10sec
3rd Infusion - 15sec
4th Infusion - 20sec

5th Infusion - 20sec

6th Infusion - 65sec

7th Infusion - 60sec

8th Infusion - 120sec

This is my first puerh having first thing in the morning. The scent of the wet leaves was the normal beautiful light floral scent. The first cup's color was light amber with a little bit of cloudiness.

Taste: At first was very astringent and mildly sweet. This sheng has a nice and smooth aftertaste.

QI - The feeling of sitting back from myself.

This is my first having 8 servings all the way through. By the time the 8th serving came, the flavor had left and didn't say goodbye.

In conclusion, this is one of the best sheng I have tasted to date. These tuocha's are affordable and delicious. What are you doing reading this still? Go get some of this goodness.

Rating: 8/10

2006 King of Pu-erh Tea Cake (Pride of Menghai)

Pride of Menghai tasting kit - Puerhshop

Puerhshop description:

This is a premium Pu-erh cake made by using top grade (wild arbor) leaves from Xishuangbanna. Some very large leaves were hand-arranged on the face in a beautiful pattern while the inside and back also feature the same material. The tea brews a clear amber soup that is tasty with nice aroma and almost no bitterness, a QS certified Green product with tons of aging potentials. Drinking is believing.

• King of Puerh - 4010
• Vintage: 2006 unfermented or raw
• Premium class
• Loose tea leaves
• Caffeine: Moderate
• Special-Reserve
• Manufactured by: Yunnan Tianshi Lao Hao Tea

Tianshi Lao Hao was a famed tea company back in 1923 and its teas are manufactured by Puwen Tea Factory. Few knew that Puwen Tea Factory was one of two factories contracted by CNNP to supply CNNP branded 2007 quality pu-erhs.

Picture taken May, 2007 Picture taken April 2008

My thoughts:

Boiling Rinse 10sec X 2 then waited 60sec
1st Infusion - 10sec
2nd Infusion - 30sec
3rd Infusion - 10sec
4th Infusion - 30sec

Summary

This puerh has a nice smooth taste to it. There is a hint of bitterness, but none that would shake my head to. Slight buttery scent and taste. This sheng made me mellow out for a bit, with slight perspiration. This soup has a nice amber tint to it. Coats your mouth/throat with a nice buttery oolong taste.

I recommend this and will buy this in the future.

Rating: 7.75/10