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Read more: Rou Gui Tea Tasting (Teasenz)
Rou Gui is a famous Wuyi Yancha and this one shows why. Prominent sweetness with cinnamon notes that flow through the infusion into the aftertaste.
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Read more: 2015 5501 Nanyang Story Zhong Cha Liu Bao Tea Tasting (Lao Tea Shop)
The 5501 Nanyang Story Zhong Cha Liu Bao is quite young, but it has great potential. Creamy flavours of camphor and mossy forest floor with a certain freshness.
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Read more: Sun Moon Lake Ruby Tea Tasting (Tee Kontor Kiel)
Tee Kontor Kiel’s Sun Moon Lake Ruby was such a pleasant experience. Menthol with something sweet and a maltiness during the first infusions.
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Read more: 2001 XY Yiwu Gushu Shu Puerh Tea Tasting (Lao Tea Shop)
The 2001 XY Yiwu Gushu Shu Puerh from Lao Tea Shop is a sweet shou puerh with strong camphor notes in the finish and long-lasting aftertaste.
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Read more: 2019 Ripe Puerh Royal Tea Tasting (Biochi)
The 2019 Ripe Puerh Royal from Biochi is an interesting shou puerh. It’s only a year old, but it doesn’t bite your face off and it’s gentle and sweet.
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Read more: 2004 Shi Kun Mu Yibang Gushu Tea Tasting (Lao Tea Shop)
The 2004 Shi Kun Mu Yibang Gushu from Lao Tea Shop was good but subtle. I got a combination of dark honey and sour apples.
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Read more: Wu Di Hong Cha Tea Tasting (Essence of Tea)
The Wu Di Hong Cha from Essence of Tea is one of a kind. A hong cha from Wuyishan that was produced very similar to yancha with a long-lasting sweet aftertaste.
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Read more: 2007 Suiyuan Guangxi Liu Bao 0506 Tea Tasting (Lao Tea Shop)
The 2007 Suiyuan Guangxi Liu Bao 0506 from Lao Tea Shop is all about body experience and sitting in front of a fire under a blanket. Really warming tea.
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Read more: 2020 ZSL Mahei Tea Tasting (Tea Encounter)
The 2020 ZSL Mahei from Tea Encounter is a fresh young puerh from spring 2020. It has some traces of Mahei sweetness but there is also something fresh going on.
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Read more: 2007 Changtai Cha Hu Chen Nannuo Raw Puerh Tea Tasting (Lao Tea Shop)
The 2007 Changtai Cha Hu Chen Nannuo Raw Puerh from Lao Tea Shop is fruity and sweet after the initial bitterness. Traces of apples and a very strong energy.
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Read more: 2018 TdC Ailao Shan Sheng Puerh Tea Tasting (Terre de Ciel)
The 2018 TdC Ailao Shan Sheng Puerh from Terre de Ciel is a tea that made me feel as if I was walking on a cloud. Subtle, sweet and fruity.
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Read more: 2005 Zhong Cha Duoteli Grade 3 Liu Bao Tea Tasting (Lao Tea Shop)
The 2005 Zhong Cha Duoteli Grade 3 Liu Bao is a tea that goes the distance and is there when you need it. Solid tea with a betel nut flavour profile.
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Read more: Si Fang Aunt Ming Shu Puerh Tea Tasting (Tea Joint)
Tea Joint’s Si Fang Aunt Ming Shu Puerh is a fun tea to discover. It starts out with some edgy notes but becomes really comforting towards the end.
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Read more: 2002 CNNP Dai Language 7542 Tea Tasting (Puerhprivate)
The 2002 CNNP Dai Language 7542 sheng puerh from puerhprivate is a good example of (semi-) aged sheng. It had a camphor flavour profile with a creamy touch.
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Read more: 6 Tea Shops Where You Can Buy Liu Bao
It can be tricky to buy Liu bao tea in the West so that is why I made this list of 6 tea shops where you can buy this magnificent dark tea.
