Tea Review: 41 yr old Pu Erh (Unknown Origin)
Posted on March 30th, 2008 by Justin and filed under Tea Review |
Bought some tea which is supposedly to be about 41yrs old of age at the moment. Since its origin is unclear I decided to post how the leaves look like. On opening the packing, one could smell the smoke something similar to the smoking barrier smell, but of course its many folds down. On examining the leaves, its not hard to notice the long leaves and stems. Most of the leaves are black but you could see there are some red ones. There are also many long stems.
I was told of that this tea is never fails to make people sweat with its Cha Qi. However, even while making the tea, I have already started to sweat from the 2 power trips which I had caused due to short circuiting.
After the first inital washing brew, I took a smell at the tea leaves. Smell was very close to that of Yan Cha. The first mouth taste like a full bodied wine. As you swallow, it does no leave any after taste. But it does have a ending taste with the tea leaving your throat first followed by this unique Yan Cha taste. While writing this blog entry, I’m exciting waiting for the Cha Qi to come right on. Lets see if the Cha Qi is really that overwhelming in the next entry.
