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2017 Hai Lang Hao "Yi Shan Mo" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick of Yi Wu | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

2017 Hai Lang Hao "Yi Shan Mo" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick of Yi Wu

by Hai Lang Hao
$25.25 - $883.25
$25.25
$25.25 - $883.25
$25.25

In 2016 Hai Lang started a kind of crazy undertaking.  Collecting 150 kilograms of spring 2016 harvested mao cha from Yi Shan Mo village and having it painstakingly small-batch wet piled to perfection.  After 43 days of wet piling in a Menghai area tea factory, this light fermentation ripe pu-erh tea was stored for many months before being pressed (in 2017) into these 1000 gram bricks.

Yi Shan Mo is a small Yi Wu village with some of the highest quality old arbor tea in Yi Wu.  Hai Lang Hao's own Yi Shan Mo productions are modern classics.  the only HLH raw production of Yi Shan Mo that has not sold out yet is this lovely production 2015 Hai Lang Hao "Yi Shan Mo" Yi Wu Ancient Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake.  This is an incredibly complex ripe tea made from the highest quality Yi Wu tea.  I have never tasted an Yi Wu ripe pu-erh tea that surpasses this one!

Hai Lang is a pu-erh dealer and producer who has been around for 20 years.  He's unapologetically direct and cares more about quality and one-upsmaship than he does about anything else.  This is a good quality in a pu-erh producer, and it's that very quality that allowed him to undertake the expense and the risk to wet pile such a tea as Yi Shan Mo.  

1000 grams (1 kilogram) per brick

Pressed in 2017

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 5 reviews.

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Tasty with a nice Head Rush

"A tasty treat, full mouth, viscous and wow what a head rush with a later body high. Again, if you are a shou lover, please, please at least buy a sample. At 3 years old now it is ready to drink, but if you can age it as well I think it surely will only get better. Tea on"

— Gary T. (5/5)

Too expensive for me

"This is a very interesting and unique tea that’s not very complex, or at least not obviously so, but really, really solid. What I mean by that, is that the taste is clean, pungent, and just sort of nice; the aftertaste is long and evolving; mouthfeel is extremely smooth and dynamic; and there is a good, body-warming energy. On the other hand, what I mean by lack of complexity should rather be described as lack of associations. When I drink the tea, I find it hard to think of what it reminds me of, and I don’t really want to. I just want to enjoy the tea. Nevertheless, I did notice an interesting chamomile note in the aroma. As for the taste, it’s mostly bready, sweet and floral, with a sort of sour, woody aftertaste that’s somewhat astringent and very warming in the throat. All in all, I can’t say I find this pu’er special enough given its price though. I don’t think I could justify buying any significant amount of it at the current $0.73/g."

— Tomáš G. (5/5)

Incredibly smooth and complex

"I have held off posting a review of this tea since I needed time for this brick to age a bit and acclimatize. This is my second serious tasting of this tea. Definitely, a high-end pu-erh that separates itself from the normal offerings. I love HLH ripes and this is one of his best. A nice smooth balanced flavor that continues with each rendering. The subtle but distinctive aroma is plkeasing. You just want to take your time enjoying this tea and savoring all the goodness it has to offer. This tea's balance and sweetness is perfect."

— Chris B. (5/5)

Beautiful ripe

"This really shows what the starting material, combined with skilled processing, can produce in a ripe puerh. It's expensive for a reason. It's complex, smooth, intensely aromatic, thick, etc. There's a uniqueness to the aroma and flavor that's hard to place, making it a tea that demands your focus. Not a casual daily drinker, not because of the price, but because it really is worth focusing on. Lovely to share with friends who enjoy discussing nuances in flavor and aroma (and feeling) in tea/coffee/food etc."

— Christopher R. (5/5)

Spectacular! Well worth it.

"One of the few high-end Hai Long Hao teas I've tried. Very complex with deep, rich sweetness and smooth texture. There are aspects that make me think of extremely fresh, smooth, perfectly brewed coffee. If you like clean and complex ripe pu-erh, this is a must-try. Definitely worth the price when you consider it's an entire kilo!"

— J. J. (5/5)

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