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2018 Cha Nong Hao "Bu Lang Gu Shu" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

2018 Cha Nong Hao "Bu Lang Gu Shu" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

by Cha Nong Hao Brand
$15.50 - $99.25
$15.50
$15.50 - $99.25
$15.50

This tea cake is pressed from Spring 2017 harvested Bu Lang Mountain (south of Menghai in Xishuangbanna) that was wet piled in early 2018 and then pressed into a cake in Kunming on July 1st 2018!

This is an ultra-premium Bu Lang ripe pu-erh that is incredibly rich, viscous and textured.  It's creamy and sweet, with a touch of bitter and wood that will provide this tea with the needed fuel to transform into an even more wonderful tea in the future!  

Highly recommended!

Cha Nong Hao Brand (lit. Tea Farmer Brand 茶农号) is a small project of Ms. Guo, a Yunnan local tea aficionado.  She's been involved in the Pu-erh tea world for many years but is finally doing her own small batch pressings of ripe and raw pu-erh teas that she has sourced through her many travels in the tea mountains of Yunnan!

200 Grams per cake, 7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong

2017 Spring Harvested tea, 2018 wet-piled, 2018 pressing

 

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 4 reviews.

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Strong cha qi for a ripe!

"Bought it a while ago and somehow forgot about it. Had some earlier today. Sweet, malty/coffee, bitter notes, surprisingly floral for a ripe. Slightest bit of wet pile. Brews a beautiful clear tea soup. Not super thick yet sort of creamy, not watery at all. Cha qi is really strong, and i support Thomas description of a "headdy" high. Very very pleasant to drink."

— Ingz (5/5)

Needs some aging

"I think it’s quite clear that it is not a plantation grown tea. It brews up very dark, has a nice mouthfeel that’s not too thick though, and somewhat muted and bitter taste that lacks complexity in my opinion. However, I think this is still only about a year along its journey since fermentation. I think that the taste will become much clearer in the future that will also bring out the complexity. At the moment, the price is not justified for immediate drinking. However, I am pretty sure this will age into an incredible tea. Especially if you add the fact that the cha qi is the strongest I’ve experienced from shou by far, stronger than a lot of sheng at this price. It is heady without much of a caffeine rush. As for particular notes, the aroma is mostly reminiscent of prunes and nuts. The taste is bitter and herbaceous with flavours of coffee, sage, stout (beer), and in late infusions also floral ones like gin. Aftertaste is dry and not too strong, but lasts for a while. There are hints of seaweed, wood, roasted nuts and camphor. The mouthfeel is slick, chalky and very mouth-watering, and I’d say the liquor has a medium to full body."

— Tomáš G. (5/5)

Perfect candidate for aging

"I am not sure in what sense of the phrase gu shu is this tea a gu shu, but I think it’s quite clear that it is not a plantation grown tea. It brews up very dark, has a nice mouthfeel that’s not too thick, and somewhat muted and bitter taste that lacks complexity in my opinion. However, I think this is still only about a year along its journey since fermentation. I think that the taste will become much clearer in the future that will also bring out the complexity. At the moment, the price is not justified for immediate drinking. However, I am pretty sure this will age into an incredible tea. Especially if you add the fact that the cha qi is the strongest I’ve experienced from shou by far, stronger than a lot of sheng at this price. It is heady without much of a caffeine rush. As for particular notes, the aroma is mostly reminiscent of prunes and nuts. The taste is bitter and herbaceous with flavours of coffee, sage, stout (beer), and in late infusions also floral ones like gin. Aftertaste is dry and not too strong, but lasts for a while. There are hints of seaweed, wood, roasted nuts and camphor. The mouthfeel is slick, chalky and very mouth-watering, and I’d say the liquor has a medium to full body."

— Tomáš G. (5/5)

Excellent!

"I know this is a new ripe but it is one of the very best new teas I have sampled. This one will be stunning as it fully matures. I ordered this tea on Scott recommendation - I got four cakes and boy am I happy. I have let the cakes acclimatize for about a month for my first rendering. The cake is firmly packed. You have a nice mild but distinctive Bu Lang pu-erh aroma. This tea renders nicely. Gone is the freshness of the wet pile. I did not detect the bitterness, but my water is very good valley spring water with a high limestone and mineral balance. The flavors are distinct but subtle. Well balanced smoothness and richness that most teas do not have. The flavor is almost creamy as Scott mentions. It has that Bu Lang flavor that I like, but everything is in proportion and not harsh at all. the soup is a nice rich color, but it does not over steep easily. By the third rendering, it is in full bloom as to flavor, taste and aroma. A true delight to the pallet. The stunning realization is the smoothness and creaminess of this tea just gets better and better each rendering. Enjoy. This is an exceptional new ripe pu-erh that is a must for anyone's library. I smile as I look at the other cakes that are only going to get better with time."

— Chris B. (5/5)

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