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2004 Hai Lang Hao "Big Snow Mountain" Raw Pu-erh Tea Brick | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

2004 Hai Lang Hao "Big Snow Mountain" Raw Pu-erh Tea Brick

by Hai Lang Hao
$15.50 - $123.50
$15.50
$15.50 - $123.50
$15.50

An early production from Hai Lang Hao. The nei fei bears the name of his shop (Ming Xiang Ya Yuan), which was used on his 2002 to 2005 productions.  The Big Snow mountain brick is produced from the 大雪山 mao cha of Lincang and is entirely Spring 2004 material.  It produces a heady pungent brew with nutty flavors, and strong thick sweet after-taste.  A powerful tea, hand-processed in small batches. 

 

Only 800 kilograms produced in total!

Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 5 reviews.

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Smokiness

"This tea has a rustic smokey taste. When you get trough the smoke a mellow sweetness appears and lingers around in the throat. If you are into smokey tea go for it! The qi appears relaxing at first but then turns into a caffein allertness which lasts quite a while."

— Daniel (4/5)

Great tea. Great company. Top

"Great tea. Great company. Top notch all around. Worth the wait of delivery to the states."

— Edward M. (5/5)

Very enjoyable semi-aged pu-erh

"The brick of this sheng is clean whit just a nice bit of smoky-woody fragrance. First couple of light steeps has a mellow but full mouthfeel with decent lasting aftertaste right from the first cup. As the steeps progresses the qi is becoming almost overwhelming! There is still decent bitterness to it though. It may not be up to everyone's taste. But it is such an lovely and enjoyable tea to drink!"

— Pepa M. (5/5)

Barbecue meets Dark Forest meets Darjeeling meets Dark Chocolate!

"Bouquet: Everything starts with steaming mist of smoked cranberry ham followed by flavorful waves of Worcestershire and hints of Barbecue sauce. Within the following deep breaths you're also going to discover baked potatoes, subtle aspects of sweet paprika spice and oregano. Very thick and deep notes plus massively juicy mouthwatering! The roasted smokey atmosphere gets even stronger within the later infusions. Taste: This amber colored cup delivers such a nice silky creamy liquor with woodsy elements of aged wood like a fine mix of sandalwood and agarwood, birch juice plus a leathery tobacco mix but not overpowering with a dark sweetness of dark chocolate at the end of it. Later those dark aspects of chocolate with a hint of raisins to it plus another subtle note of dried figs builds the second layer above the earthy aged wood base of this highly intense and delicious act. I never experienced something like this before but this is the first time that the whole composition of an aged Sheng reminds me a lot of a strong first flush Darjeeling red tea (if you keep the tea longer in your mouth). There is a lot of this typical red tea (black tea in the west) character to be found. You can literally taste all those twigs, fallen leaves and tree barks along the way with its dark sweet elements of chocolate, raisins and dried figs. There is also a certain subtle sour-ish comeback within the aftertaste which builds up a lot of juice inside your mouth. Within the later infusions (4+) the black tea (red tea) flavor completely vanishes also a lot of the dark chocolate aspects while the woodsy leathery and tobacco front stepped more onto the front stage of this play. This is a fantastic example of a well aged Sheng with deep and strong flavors. But if you're just into those more stronger aspects they might vanish soon. But you can enjoy its stronger side for at least 6 times. More Reviews & Photos at https://www.instagram.com/zerozen_artlab/"

— ZeroZen (5/5)

Strong and tasty

"The dry leaf has a strong aroma of flowers and nuts and my chunk has intact leaves. The wet leaf smells like hay and old leather at first but becomes more honey-like pretty quickly. The flavors of this come in stages: floral at first with some tobacco but it fades out to honey and nuts. Later steepings are fruitier and pungent with an increasing bitterness. The qi on this tea completely snuck up on me. Nothing for a while then I stand up to get more water and wow! Very enjoyable but there is a fair bit of bitterness once I reached cup number 12 or so. Picture: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb68IHpl7Nx/?taken-by=heichaholiday As well as more reviews from Yunnan Sourcing"

— heichaholiday (5/5)

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