2003 Menghai Tea Factory Purple Dayi
This is a comparison between a verified 2003 Purple Dayi 7542 (shown above) and a version from Houde which may or may not be an official Dayi production. Thanks to...
Processing/Aging: W2T Tuhao AF vs 1701-7542
Checking in on some cakes in heated storage from around 10 years ago. First we have the W2T Tuhao AF, which has continued along the trajectory I described here (2018),...
2012 Biyun Hao Mahei
5.5g/90ml, Toronto filtered tap. I’ve been storing my cake of 2012 BYH Mahei at 32C for the past 7 years. I’ve always liked this tea, but I didn’t tong it...
2016 W2T Bosch
5.5g/90ml Toronto filtered tap. Starts with a strangely cloudy liquor, bubbles. Initial steeps are bitter, mushroomy. After rinse and first steep, liquor clears up, bitterness increases. Cup aroma is mildly...
2003 7542 Hong Kong Commission
I just attended a conference where I met a good friend (and great mathematician!) from Hong Kong who happens to be a long time puerh drinker. I asked if she...
504-7542 after two decades: Taiwan and Malaysia
This is a comparison between two versions of batch 504 of the Dayi 7542 recipe, after 20 years of clean natural storage in Malaysia and Taiwan. It is part of...
Heated Storage 2017-2024
Here we see the same tea, Dayi’s batch 502 of the 2005 8582 recipe, stored for 11 years in Taiwan, followed on the right with 8 years of room temp...
2009 XZH Pasha
5.6g/90ml Yixing, Toronto filtered tap water. Fairly tippy, leading to a quite bright taste, with a chalky astringency that coats the front of mouth and lips. Higher compression than average...
2003 Chenyuan Hao Youle
5g/95ml, Toronto filtered tap. This tea is quite unique among the early CYH productions. In its taste profile, I find what some might call a strong “tea taste” or maybe...
Blind sample tasting
5.5g/85ml Toronto filtered tap. Blind sample from Paul Z. Dry leaf smells slightly smoky and sweet; made from small tippy leaves. Initial steep shows a touch of char, and plenty...