good flavor, and got lots of steeps out of it. However, the cake was so compressed I couldn't get a knife into it at all! Had to just use the whole puck at once. Fortunately, it kept well overnight and I just went on steeping the same puck the next day.

When brewed in the aforementioned way, the tea presents a deep, dark, rich and luxurious elixir. The 12 years of its' aging have created a smooth and mature ripe Pu-erh that I will return to again and again because for me the most treasured part of tea time is when my cup is empty and and my pot is cold, when I feel the tea's vital life forces coursing through my body bringing me to a state of grounded tranquility that so many well tended Pu-erhs impart. Thank you, Scott Wilson, for providing these teas for us all. AHO!

There is very little that I can add to the other excellent reviews. I confirm that this is one of the best buys that you can have here. I bought 3 first, then 10, finally 1 kg. The only thing with which I struggled is how to break this tuo. I finally found that a nutcracker is the perfect tool to split the tuo in convenient pieces, without producing dust. With this tip, my rating got the last + for a *****+++ top overall rating.