2002 Hai Lang Hao "Ai Lao Shan Mini Cake" Raw Pu-erh Tea
200 grams per cake (+/- 5 grams)
White paper wrapper.
Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 2 reviews.
Review topics: ["taste","mouth","steeps"].
"Did a side by side with 2002 Tai Lian "International Puer Tea Expo". Early steeps the TL had rich fruity flavors and good mouth feel, HLH was a bit smoky and sharp. Mid/Late steeps TL lost steam and got watery but still had good fruits, HLH however lost it's smoke and widened out with good prevelent upper-mid flavors and rich full mouth/throat feels. Found the description above for HLH to be accurate."
— J (4/5)
"This sheng is intresting. For first few infuisions taste is quite strong and powerful, with some smoke (but not excessive), some tobacco. Later infusions are still strong but became more "silky" in taste, balanced. I would not say it is very floral or sweet (for my taste), but this is what I like in such sheng which are not young: they have they own character, they are not mild. As result I have ordered another one cake."
— Dmitry B. (5/5)