Tea: 2009 Guan Zi Zai Xiao Man Shu
A Pu-erh Tea from Life in Teacup
| Brand: | Life in Teacup |
| Style: | Pu-erh Tea |
| Region: | Yunnan, China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Compressed |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
| Product page: | 2009 Guan Zi Zai Xiao Man Shu |
Reviewer: Amanda
✓ 338 teas reviewed
✓ 15 of Pu-erh Tea
✓ 16 of Dark Tea
✓ 5 of Life in Teacup
✓ 31 from Yunnan, China
✓ 100 from China
Review of 2009 Guan Zi Zai Xiao Man Shu
December 16th, 2014
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 8 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 80 of 100 |
| Excellent | Good | Good Value |
the aroma is so evocative of a coniferous forest that for a moment I can transport myself to the forest I used to romp in as a teenager. It was a mixed forest, but since this was the South, a large portion of the forest was pine, so I am very familiar with the at times almost intoxicating aroma of pine loam, wet pine wood, resin, needles, and sap. That is what the aroma of this tea evokes, it is like a hot, wet, rainy day in a pine forest where all those smells waft out of the earth and the trees around you.
The first steep is rather delicate and sweet, with a slightly sharp and tingly mouthfeel, almost like the sensation of eating pine sap (yes I have done it and I am a weirdo.) There are flavor notes of wet pine, rich molasses, a bit of loam, and a finish of anise. That anise is quite unexpected and fun!
Many steeps did happen
