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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Happy Elephants" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Happy Elephants" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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This cake is pressed from a blend of Menghai area ripe pu-erh teas. The blend of tippy and medium sized leaves yields a classically Menghai smooth, sweet, and earthy tasting tea that will improve in taste and aroma with each passing year.

The scene of the two elephants is from a real event that happened in early 2020 when a herd of elephants ventured into a nearby tea garden, carousing with each other and eventually napped among the tea bushes. Some accounts claim the elephants stole some of the tea grower's alcohol stash and got drunk, then falling asleep, but this version of the story seems implausible. Elephants are naturally playful with each other, so they didn't need alcohol to have fun! We've added some pictures of the event that circulated on WeChat back in March 2020 (not our photos).

357 Grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)

Wrapper Design by Giovanni Crispino

This tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission click on this link. 

Overall rating: 4.68 / 5 from 25 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

This Yunnan Sourcing Pu-erh Tea Cake offers a smooth, sweet, and earthy taste with a pleasant aroma. It is made from a blend of Menghai area ripe pu-erh teas and has been tested for 191 pesticides, ensuring it meets EU safety standards.

Summary topics

  • Taste Quality: 34%
  • Aroma Quality: 20%

Review topics: ["taste","quality","value","tea","aroma","cake","puerh","ripe","pu-erh"].

Review highlights

  • "Beautiful aroma, taste, smooth texture." — Matt
  • "Very smooth and light flavoured tea." — Matho
  • "There was no discernable wet pile taste for such a young cake." — Anita S.

Reviews

Absolutely Smooth!

"I’m absolutely hooked on ripe Pu Erh’s! This one is mildly earthy, very smooth in the mouth. Easily could be a daily drinking tea! I’m happy I got the whole cake and wish I would have got a tong!"

— Eric K. (5/5)

Excellent Tea

"Excellent tea! Very high quality and delicious tea at a price that does not break the bank. It is nearly impossible for me to find puerh tea where i live so discovering this website has been a god-send! Looking forward to placing many more orders in the future."

— Ellie S. (5/5)

Happy Elephants

"The price is a little high for this puerh. The condition is good, but the taste is mediocre."

— Brahmacharin (2/5)

Great value.

"Excellent value tea cake. It's my go to shou pu'erh at the moment. Very rounded and full-bodied."

— Jack V. (5/5)

Nice ripe Pu-Erh

"Very smooth and pleasant taste, I like this one."

— Michael T. (5/5)

Beautiful!

"It’s like you’re in the forest, sitting on a wet log, eating watermelon rind. Lovely!"

— Megan (5/5)

Happy Elephants; Happy me

"This is my 2nd time to buy the Elephant cake. I truly do like it. I am ready to try something more robust & VERY much appreciate the sample that was included in my order to try. The varieties you offer can be overwhelming, so the suggested sample may be my next purchase. Thank you for BOTH items!!"

— Nina N. (4/5)

SMOOTH

"This is among the best shou that I've had. It is INCREDIBLY smooth and creamy with no trace of bitterness or wetpile. Lasts through many steeps with a pleasant, mild cha qi. Unbelievable deal at this price."

— ms108 (5/5)

Пу-эр Счастливые слоны

"Очень хорошее качество .Большое количество заварок.Очень вкусный .Выраженный бодрящий эффект!"

— Igor B. (5/5)

smooth and nutty

"Very smooth and light flavoured tea. By saying light flavoured I don´t mean empty or lacking, but something that is very pleasent in the mouth. I was also catching significant hazelnut tones. Very nice Pu-erh. I would say this is very good starting tea for future Pu-erh lovers."

— Matho (5/5)

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