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2011 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Tang Hong Number 2" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

2011 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Tang Hong Number 2" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

by Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh
$13.25 - $117.50
$13.25
$13.25 - $117.50
$13.25

Our Man Tang Hong "Number 2" cake is composed from an average of grade 2 ripe tea leaves harvested from mature tea bushes in Mengku county (Lincang prefecture).  The tea was picked in spring 2007 and fermented during the summer of 2007, then allowed to age for 4 years before being blended and pressed into these lovely cakes. 6 years of dry storage in Kunming has removed most of the "fermented flavor" (dui wei), leaving a full and round feeling in the mouth with hints of camphor. Being a medium level of fermentation, this tea is an appropriate candidate for longer-term aging during which time it will develop more smoothness and complexity.

Tea weight:  357 grams per cake (7 cakes per heavy-duty paper tong)

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 6 reviews.

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Only Puer I’ve enjoyed in a long time

"I got this as a sample “on the blind”, at a time when I had written off the entire category, much preferring red/blacks. Threw on shelf in my tea scrap basket. Recently just tried it on a bored whim. Truly pleasantly surprised. That’s very very rare. I’m accustomed to obsessively trying all sorts of steep variables, working way too much to “fix” icky pu. Exactly the opposite has been my happy experience with this. I’ve deliberately pushed it hard, certain I would hate it, but nope… retains a pleasant flavor throughout the range. Many Puer teas bother my gut but this one is totally OK. I’ve had three mugs in a row just to see, no problemo. The depth is midrange, neither heavy or scraping-thin. Typical Shou earthiness but virtually zero funky-fish aroma or taste. Aftertaste linger is just enough to call me back like a soft whisper. Very close to sweet, clean, not heavy but “warm”."

— Richardthe7th (5/5)

complex & satisfying

"This is good tea, tasty and clean with a viscous mouthfeel which thins out a little towards the end but still maintains its composure pretty well and doesn't get sloppy even when you push it hard. First half of the tea is fantastic, very complex evolution of flavors that have depth as a result of that super thick mouthfeel. Lots to chew on and feel on the palate. Plenty of sweet and fruity notes to keep things interesting and balanced as you work your way through many delicious cups of tea."

— NN (5/5)

strong camphor, gently qi

"I have sampled all the man tang hong teas except the gong ting and they are all remarkably excellent. They seem to approximate throughly aged sheng puer more so than most shu I have had. This one had the strongest camphor aroma to the dry leaf. My first session with it, the camphor was so strong I was wondering if came from the tea itself or from being stored near camphor. Subsequent sessions were much less intense in that regard, perhaps after it aired out from being inside the sample packet. I found this tea to feel more mellowed than the #1 and #3 grade leaf versions. it seems that the #2 and 3 and more similar to each other than they are to this one, being more robust and with stronger aged fruit aroma."

— asaf (5/5)

I review things that tickle me

"Cedar, camphor, petrichor to begin with, with woody dark dried fruit camphor in later steeps. Camphor is really up front and cools the mouth. I swear I'm burping plum sauce during this. I wasn't sure at first but after 3rd steep I very much enjoy this. Medium to full mouth feel. Sweetness matches the unctuous bitter notes"

— Robert S. (5/5)

great tea!

"This is a good one. Like the other review says, Scott pretty much nailed the description flavor notes-wise. But, what I think is really special about is that it has a good body and depth. In other words, it's not just a pretty face."

— Emily M. (5/5)

Great tea with lots of spice flavors

"I got this a few months ago with the 2011 sampler and forgot about it but the video on it reminded me. This is a really nice tea. Scott's description is pretty spot on - camphor, wood, and sweetness followed by spice and dried fruit aftertaste. I'm not getting any bitterness at all unlike him but this tea definitely holds my interest. I can definitely taste a lot of similarities with the Gong Ting version but I want to say that that one was sharper in flavor. I'll have to order samples of the two newer pressings of the Man Tang Hongs as I really like whatever that fermentation master is doing."

— heichaholiday (5/5)

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