The tea is very sweet and clean tasting with a very creamy mouthfeel. The leaves also smell amazing with an interesting mix of malty, herby, and slightly menthol-y scents. I do find it like a bit of a different brewing method that prefers maximally boiling water and extra long steeps. Additionally, it's not as strong as other ripe pu-ers, though I haven't tried prying apart the tuos yet as suggested.

Great tea and fast shipping!

Love this tea so much I bought a kilo. I brew it in a 16 ounze thermos. I rinse the tea a few times, about 20 grams, and then put it in the thermos with boiling water and let it sit for about 40 minutes during my commute to work. I like it strong, and this tea delivers with a beautiful, oily, vanilla rich, slightly earthy, slightly bitter( the way I steep it, ) quality that I adore. The cha qui is potent brewed this way, and can really embellish a positive state of mind with patience and powerful, clear optimism. That's what it does for me when I'm teaching music, if my spiritual channels are clear. Regardless, this tea tastes fantastic, and has the purple ' thing, ' minerality in it, although that is slightly subdued by the ripe nature of the tea. It's awesome, buy it.

A NOTE TO LAO CHA ENTHUSIASTS: YOU MAY WANT TO PULVERIZE, OR CRUSH, THESE NUGGETS IN SAY, A MORTAR AND PESTLE, FOR A MORE FULL "LAO CHA CHI EXPERIENCE".

This is one of the most delicious and potent teas I've ever cupped. Brewed for four full minutes it presents an alchemical elixir that pierces through the decades and tells me to sit up and pay attention! I'm drinking it now and have ordered more. Yummy yum yum! At nearly 75 I need a friend that reassures me that all is right with the world. Aho!