“Smell: This tea smells very doughy. It is like a raw tube of puff biscuit right after it is popped. It has a slightly salty and peppery scent but the thick doughy scent is the most...” Read full tasting note
“★★★★★ Wow… Another hit! I’ll return later to review this tea in detail after I’ve spent more time with it. But as far as quality vs. price goes… It doesn’t get much better than this. This could...” Read full tasting note
“I’ll admit that going into this that I had a slight bias against the cake as my experience with Rongzhen has been mixed. Sure their ripe puerh cakes were not bad but they were not really that good...” Read full tasting note
“Well, this is a different ripe pu-erh story than yesterday! Thank you Michelle and Rich! I have used 6 grams this time. I wasn’t paying again too much attention to it, so it won’t be...” Read full tasting note
2010 Rongzhen Reserve Ripen Pu-erh Tea Cake (荣珍特级熟饼)
Every year I paid a few visits to Rongzhen teas for their no frills, yet above average teas. In 2010 Fall I found this cake hidden behind the counter as their reserve. They had selected the best ripen materials they had made so far, made them into this superb Pu-erh tea cake, as a reserve for a closed circle, not for open market.
The proprietor confirmed that the materials were from Menghai area, and fermented at Menghai with its ‘white sand water’, less than 300 cakes were made.
Pu-erh tea cake
Typical weight: 357gram
Vintage: 2010
Cooked or fermented
Loose tea leaves
Caffeine: Moderate
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