2007 Xiaguan "FT" #4 Premium Raw Pu-erh tea cake
357 grams per cake
Overall rating: 4.6 / 5 from 5 reviews.
Review topics: ["taste","cha qi","tea"].
"My tea arrived well packed and in good time , I am storing it at this time. I am happy with Yunnan sourcing Tea shop."
— Helge G. (5/5)
"I was looking for a tea of character and had read that Xiaguan has plenty of it. for what I know, this one might be a good example. It still need to rest a few before beeing able to make a worthy review but the expected character is well there. Two remarks : I choosed damaged wrapper and it is well damaged. But the tea is in good condition. I am curious of how it became so damaged. My other question is about the paper inside the wrapper, that says "oolong". As this is a puerh tea, I was surprised. Maybe does this relate to the leafs? In short : I am happy with this and look forward further tastings :-)"
— Jérémie V. (5/5)
"The least expensive of the 4 pu erh samples I purchased, this had by far the strongest flavor. The cha qi was palpable and immediate, and the astringency lingered for a long time. It had really good woody, smokey, and earthy notes, without being overly sweet. Medium thickness mouthfeel. Very tightly compressed cake, though, which was hard to break."
— daniel (5/5)
"I had heard about FT productions being premium versions of Xiaguan releases. I bought a sample of this and was really impressed with it's complexity, cha qi, cooling feeling and aroma. The feeling this tea imparts is a noticeable drunkenness, cooling mouth with returning taste (huigan). I bought 3 cakes for my pumidor."
— Jessie D. (5/5)
"Заказал пробник 25гр. Описываю то, что было в пакетике. Блин плотно спрессован, ровный коричневый цвет с белесыми вкраплениями почек, лист не однородный попадаются и стебли. Не вызывает особых чувств и восторга! Если хочется удивить гостей, предложи что-то другое… Завариваем с промывкой и традиционными проливами, вода 90-95гр.,первый пролив увеличен до 15-20сек. Вкус: настой не плотный, с кислинкой, почти нет терпкости, без какой-либо горечи. Для шен пуэра вкус не выразительный, не запоминающийся, скорее легкий улун, зеленый чай. Трудно выделить что-либо доминирующее… Запах: Впечатляет, насыщенный, с нотами сухофруктов, гербария, летнего луга с костром. Цвет: настой с первого до последнего (делал 7) ровный, светлый коньяк. Послевкусие: слегка заметная вяжущая сладость, с кислинкой или легкой оскоминой.."
— ВИКТОР Ч. (3/5)