2006 Loose Raw (Sheng) Puer of medium roast. The leaves have been harvested from a garden with trees from 100 to 500 years old, altitude is about 1300 meters.
A quite strong fire and significant aging give this sheng very original, dense taste. Warmed up dry tea exhales a sweet, fruity-woody flavor with notes of pipe tobacco.
Rinsed tea produces caramel notes in addition. This sheng puer is a little rude, with a male character, but that's interesting about this tea. It has a wide flavor spectrum: dried apples and raisins, lightly laced with dried apricots. And a separate, dense wave of wood and autumn foliage - sweet, with spicy notes. Aftertaste is long, smooth and full-bodied, velvety-woody in flavor.
This is a live, strong, warming-up raw pu-erh, perfect for those who miss the woods in boxes of city apartments.
for the price, kinda good.
it isn't on par though with the 2005 loose, or the other mid-2000 HTC ..
for example, it feels a little faded compared to the 2005 loose..
it is still made from good Thai puer matetrial, so you get a lot of the same characteristics,
and the price makes it compelling,
so I would definitely recommend to give it a try!
Very nice aged tea. Dried fruit, camphor and smoke all in one session. Excellent value.
I really loved this tea. It has a complex taste of tobacco and sweet woodiness that isn't subtle at all. The viscosity is likened to maple syrup. I got a relaxed alertness from this tea, mix that with the strong flavors and that makes for a great start to a morning.