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2002 Tai Lian "Kunming Tea Market Opening" Anniversary Raw Tea Cake

2002 Tai Lian "Kunming Tea Market Opening" Anniversary Raw Tea Cake

by Tai Lian Cha Ma Si
$16.50 - $175.50
$16.50
$16.50 - $175.50
$16.50

This tea cake was created to commemorate the opening of the newer second section of the Jin Shi Kunming Wholesale Tea market. The Jin Shi wholesale market located in the north of Kunming was completed in 1999, and facilitated the trading and shipping of Yunnan teas to the rest of China and the world.  In the early part of the 2000's this wholesale market was primarily engaged in the sale of Yunnan green teas for domestic consumption, but there were some Pu-erh sellers as well as factory outlets for CNNP, Da Yi, and Xiaguan located in the older section of the market.

The tea cake is composed of blended raw material from Lincang, Simao and Menghai sun-dried tea leaves. Compression level is medium and the tea is still pungent and intense as it was dry aged in Kunming since its inception.  This cake differs from it's counterpart the 2002 Tai Lian "International Pu-erh Tea Expo" Anniversary Raw tea cake in it's leaf grade and blend recipe.  I find this cake to be less edgy and intense, probably due to the larger more coarse leaves used.

Each nei fei was hand-signed by the three investors who built the annex to the Kunming Wholesale Tea Market!

 A nice semi-aged tea with powerful cha qi countered with a developing aged mellowness.

 

Tea weight: 357 grams

Overall rating: 4.0 / 5 from 5 reviews.

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Decent tea but nothing special

"It's a decent tea - it has a strong apricot and incense aroma, with a dried apricot flavour dominating in the early steeps. Later steeps taste more astringent and smokey. Perhaps even a bit cigarette like. It does definitely have a nice cha qi. But as others have said it really doesn't taste like a 20 year old tea. I don't think that is just because of the Kunming storage. I have had some of Yunnan Sourcing's other teas that are half as old and tasted more aged. So maybe something about its processing or early storage was the issue. It's definitely not a bad tea but I wouldn't really say it is worth the price."

— BCM (3/5)

Cha qi power!

"Personally I love the woody taste and near overwhelming cha qi. Will continue to drink for a great pick me up and mood stabilizer."

— Nathan D. (5/5)

Delicious

"This came as part of the Pureh sampler I got. Really enjoying this one - think it might be the standout favorite of the sampler."

— Jacob H. (5/5)

Powerful and complex!

"This is my favorite of the Tai Lian aged teas. Thick powerful kuwei and long lasting returning sweet taste. Mushroom, sugar and fruit in the after-finish. Excellent body and pounding cha qi!"

— Jessie D. (5/5)

Woody

"Medium compression. Quite woody. Noticeable cha qi. Light astringent bite. Drying. Definitely a more semi-aged. For being 17 years old I would have expected more aged notes, but that's Kunming! 2.5/5 Good but nothing extravagant"

— Chris (2/5)

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