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2017 Gu Ming Xiang "Zheng Zhuan" Bu Lang Mountains Ripe Pu-erh Tea

Original price $6.00 - Original price $63.00
Original price
$6.00
$6.00 - $63.00
Current price $6.00

This is made entirely from wet piled Bu Lang pu-erh tea picked in 2012 and 2013 and wet piled in 2013. After wet piling the ripe pu-erh tea was stored in a loose leaf form in Menghai until it's pressing in 2017.

 The brick is 500 grams, wrapped in thick beige kraft paper wrapper which comes in a cardboard box that makes for a nice storage solution even after you've discard the paper wrapper.

This is a ripe pu-erh that is very unique both in feeling and taste.  It's a light fermentation ripe pu-erh and the brewed leaf is a medium-light brown with a little olive green hue creeping in.  The flavor has some chocolate and coffee bitter notes, with some dried fruit sweetness and some earthiness that remains from it's wet piling (mostly faded).  The cha qi is quite noticeable (strong) for a ripe pu-erh.  

An excellent Bu Lang single-estate ripe pu-erh tea which will age with grace and complexity.

500 Grams per brick

2017 pressing, 2013 wet piling.

***Box may be damaged in transit. No refunds or credits will be issued and no returns will be accepted for a damaged box. If you want a perfect box, please do not order this item since we cannot guarantee a box in perfect condition.***

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 4 reviews.

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Good ripped puerh! I enjoyed

"Good ripped puerh! I enjoyed this tea! Fast shipping, awesome condition!"

Alex N. (5/5)

Unique shou that can benefit from ageing

"As many light fermentation ripes, this is an unusual tea that bears a lot of similarities in profile to light roast coffee. It is rough and earthy despite being mildly aged already. The flavours are pretty strong and varied. It could age into a very smooth, complex, and elegant tea, but it might need a decade or two to get there. The aroma at the moment is quite unique with notes of yellow apple, wood, candlewax, and light smoke. Taste-wise, it is also a mix pulling in various directions. It is bitter, vegetal, sour, savoury, and herbaceous all at once. Flavours are hard to pin down, but I can taste citrus, dry earth, turmeric, mint, wood, and cranberry at times. The aftertaste is a little fishy, sweet, and spicy. There are notes of nuts, coffee, fenugreek (both leaves and seeds), milk, and rock sugar. The liquor texture is initially very mouth-watering and smooth, but gets more numbing and a little powdery later on. All in all, it’s a unique tea that’s priced well and can offer a specific experience given the right mood."

Tomáš G. (5/5)

Amazing tea

"Warning: This tea is bitter and the first time it hit me. After the 2nd time, I started getting used to it and I ended up loving it. Great tea overall. Strong, aggressive and medicinal."

Anonymous (5/5)

Excellent ripe!

"Very clean tasting, lighter fermentation ripe with definite notes of coffee (reminds me of the light roast "craft" style coffees) and red fruits. It has a little more bitterness than most ripes, which personally I find enjoyable. It reminds me a bit of YS's popular (now sold out) Rooster King ripe."

Thomas P. (5/5)

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