Christian Wicks
6mo ago
Gong Ting "Palace" Cake (2017) from MyTeaPal Club (Oct 2022)
Gong Ting "Palace" Cake (2017)
MyTeaPal Club
- Type
- Shou Pu'er
- Origin
- Pu'er, Yunnan Province, China
- Cultivar
- Da Ye Zhong (lit. Big Leaf Varietal)
- Elevation
- Above 1600m
- Steeping instructions
- 100˚C/212˚F. Rinse once for 5-10s. Gongfu style, 1g : 25ml, 30s+10s. Western style: 1g : 80ml, 2min+1min. Also suitable for being boiled or kept in thermos at 1g : 200ml ratio.
- Description
- “Gong Ting” directly translates to palace or imperial court. In shou puerh terms, it is the highest grade comprised of buds and young leaves. Usually after the big-batch fermentation process, these tenderer leaves are carefully sorted out from the other leaves and stems, and they can either be kept loose or compressed. This is a compressed cake solely made from Gong Ting level leaves picked from and fermented in Menghai, offering a soft texture and a sweet flavor. Pressed on October 22, 2017.
Shipped in October 2022
Member posts
Christian Wicks
7mo ago
Gong Ting "Palace" Cake (2017) from MyTeaPal Club (Oct 2022)
Heather LeBlanc
2y ago
Gong Ting "Palace" Cake (2017) from MyTeaPal Club (Oct 2022)
Christian
3y ago
1.5/2hr brew
Gong Ting "Palace" Cake (2017) from MyTeaPal Club (Oct 2022)
Christian
3y ago
Gong Ting "Palace" Cake (2017) from MyTeaPal Club (Oct 2022)
- spicy
- sweet
- wet leaves
- chocolate
Renilde Barczuk
3y ago
Round 2. Nice and mellow. I do miss the ‘Woah’ though.
Gong Ting "Palace" Cake (2017) from MyTeaPal Club (Oct 2022)
- aards
- vanille
- stal
- leer
Renilde Barczuk
3y ago
Nice smooth and mellow tea. Very comforting.
Gong Ting "Palace" Cake (2017) from MyTeaPal Club (Oct 2022)
- aards
- stal
- leer
- vanille
JennAwhitecloud
3y ago
The complexity in the earthiness was delightful! Uplifting and then mellowing and blissful Qi. Drunk with MyTeaPal club friends
Gong Ting "Palace" Cake (2017) from MyTeaPal Club (Oct 2022)
Katrina J. Herren
3y ago
Could go more...
Gong Ting "Palace" Cake (2017) from MyTeaPal Club (Oct 2022)
- cherry
- sweet
- forest floor
- compost
- cream
Maria
3y ago
Very interesting to see what everyone else is feeling and what they are tasting when consuming this tea. I felt a blissful zen for about the first half hour of consuming this and now I feel like I could take on the world… more
Gong Ting "Palace" Cake (2017) from MyTeaPal Club (Oct 2022)
Very interesting. I think I like the flavor of last week’s tea more but this had a very sweet, mellow and earthy flavor.
- sweet
- wet leaves
- wet earth
- dirt