SANRANAged Pu-erh Tea, Ripe Puerh Tea Cake, Fermented Chinese Black Tea, 100g/3.53oz

Good tea

I should preface that this was my first time trying Pu-erh, and I was pleasantly surprised.When I opened the package, like the American I am, I was put off by the smell. It was like if i went outside and stuck my nose deep in the grass and breathed in.However! Once brewed properly, (thanks to a good google search) the tea has almost no smell, and almost no taste. It does have a mildly sweet aftertaste. I didn't sweeten it with anything, and honestly, this tea doesn't need it.The smell does come back a little when the tea starts to cool, so if you are sensitive to smells like I am, its best to drink it quickly!I love his tea! Its a wonderful, unique experience.

This is a very good puerh for the price. It's earthy, mellow and a bit woodsy. After having tasted a wider variety of puerh teas, this is what I would call a "normal" or "everyday drink" type.Some puerh's have some interesting/unusual flavors such as sweet cigar, brown sugar, maple syrup, wet sock, distant fish. When I smell seafood/fish in a tea, it's generally in the smell of the brewed tea only and not in the flavor. This tea has none of those strange flavors, for better or for worse.My main complaint, which is a small one (considering the price) is there is a large amount of twigs/stems in this tea. Which compared to a higher quality puerh cake, brings the value down a bit. One reviewer noticed that the twigs increase the bitterness, but I didn't notice an iota of bitterness, despite the twigs. It's still a very good value.Generally I brew with boiling water. 30s rinse, 60s steep, 90s steep, 120s steep, etc. I get about 5-6 steepings from this tea before it's mostly water.I also purchased this tea because it claims to be organic. In the Q&A section, someone asks if the tea has USDA Organic Certification. The seller responded very honestly by saying no, but to take their word for it that they have high standards and the plants are grown organically. They even reference some kind of Chinese certification about standards, which I've yet to look it up, but my 'spidey sense' is they are genuine and telling the truth, or at least as much as they know of it.On the word 'organic'. In the USA, there is a growing trend of farmers who grow organically but choose not to seek certification. The certification is extremely expensive and thus they have to sell their product for more money to recoup the cost. Plus, if they have a bad crop year, they are still out the certification expense, which affects their bottom line unfairly. So many farmers are choosing to let their customers decide if they trust them or not when they say, "I grow organically," or "I don't use any pesticides or herbicides and use compost for fertilizer". I'm sure there are some bad apples out there abusing customer's trust, but I haven't met them yet.

These teas are my favorite. Multiple steeps from 10gms. Great flavor and excellent for your diigestive tract. This particular cake is 11 years old and is made ripe, meaning they ferment it some before caking. Raw they pack it up and let it ferment in the cake form. These teas cost up to $500 a kg which makes this one about $90 kg. Its like wine so taste is personal but I have had other Puuer teas and they tend to be very subtley different. I reccomend this tea and will try again. Perhaps a different year as 2007 there was massive overproduction and reduction in quality. This has been corrected but a 4 or 5 year old RIPE pressed is what I will try next.

This tea is like drinking stale water. The only flavor I get is a VERY VERY faint after taste reminiscent of a mild black tea, but you really have to try to even notice it.I've tried 30 second brew times, I've tried 5 minute brew times. I've tried 2 grams / cup. I've tried 5 grams / cup.No matter what it comes out the same.NO FLAVOR.This stuff is horrendous. I'm not sure it's even tea. The coloration of it also looks a bit off and my suspicion is that it may have some sort of dye in it to make it appear to be of a higher quality.At best this stuff is flavorless, at worst I have no idea what I am drinking.

Ok. Wish it’s less expensive.

Incredible Flavor. Makes a delicious Puer Latte! Very light, almost a champagne but bursting with fruit Notes!

The item received in good condition and taste delicious.