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...

2005 BYH Yiwu

5.8g/90ml Toronto Filtered Tap. Another cake from BYH, this time the 2005 Yiwu, with almost 20 years of storage in Taizhong. Beautiful dried fruit aroma on dry leaf. Interesting camphorous...

2004 BYH Yiwu

This cake was stored in Taiwan until 2023. The dry cake has a beautiful pungent resinous perfume. Sweet, dried fruit, deep breathing. Leather, opens the throat. Resinous and juicy, with...

2019 Biyun Hao Yiwu Shengtai

5.5g/85ml gaiwan, Toronto filtered tap. Light initial steep, it takes a few steeps to get going. Very active, plenty of high floral notes, herbal notes, and darker savoury notes. Clearly...

2019 vs 2020 Biyunhao Yiwu Shengtai

Biyunhao’s Yiwu shengtai cake is from certain 30-50 year old plantations on Yiwu mountain which have, over the past decade or so, been allowed to grow taller, to around 3...

2012 Biyunhao Mahei

A more challenging tea, in terms of subtlety, strength, deep bitterness, aroma, and energy. Video has improved sound, still finding the right format.

2015 Biyun Hao Yibi Gushu

The 2017 BYH Yibi was one of my favourite new shengs of that year, and it prompted me to co-curate, together with Pedro and Mr Chen (maker of BYH), this...

2011 Biyun Hao Jingmai

2011 紫野號 景邁 (看底部有一個中文翻譯) Most of the Biyun Hao I’ve tried is either Yiwu or Manzhuan, so it’s very interesting to try this Jingmai, from Lancang county, Simao (Puer) Prefecture. The damp...

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