Yiwu Dashu (2010–2015)

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Type: Sheng Pu'er
Origin: Yiwu, Mengla, Yunnan Province, China
Cultivar: Da Ye Zhong
Elevation: 1700-1800m
Steeping instructions: 100˚C/212˚F. Rinse once for 5s. Gongfu style, 1g : 25ml, 10s+5s. Western style: 1g : 80ml, 2min+1min. Aged teas tend to last many infusions and are suitable for being boiled after steeping, in order to extract the most content from them.

Description: Yiwu is a historically famous tea producing region in the eastern portion of the ancient six tea mountains on the border with Laos. In Qing dynasty around 300 years ago, Yiwu flourished because of tea, when hundreds of thousands of farmers and merchants entering Yiwu and its surrounding regions to plant tea trees and make tea. In 1744, Yiwu tea was enlisted as a tribute tea for the imperial court. Nowadays on average, puerh tea from Yiwu is still among the most expensive compared with those from other regions. The teas from there are known to be more gentle and soft than those from Menghai, with an aromatic character and honey sweetness. This tea has a blend of tea leaves harvested between 2010 and 2015. The loose-leaf teas were stored in Menghai till 2015. After being compressed in the spring of 2015, this tea was stored in Jinghong from 2015 to 2018 and Guangzhou from 2019 to 2022.

Shipped in January 2023

Member posts

Vincent

2y ago

A friend gifted me a bottle of mineral water, and I tried brewing this aged sheng from our Jan. 2023 tea club. Its taste was muted due to the high TDS value: 482. Although the water brand is famous and expensive, it wasn… more

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Maria

2y ago

Spent a nice time at the casual gathering today finishing up my Yiwu Dashu. A wonderful tea. Woody and mineral notes.

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A wonderful Sheng.

woody
dry wood
cherry wood

Christian Wicks

2y ago

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sweet
vegetal

Maria

3y ago

Switching it up for this Casual Gathering. I’ve been drinking mostly fresh greens and yancha for the last two months, so I thought I’d break out some Aged Sheng today. It was very woody at the beginning, but turned towar… more

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Delightful, very lovely with the teapot. Starts off extremely woody but switches to a chalky minerality. Delicious.

woody
dry wood
wood chips
sawdust
resin/sap
mineral
chalk

Myr

3y ago

This tea was a bit too bitter and mineraly for my taste

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Erik Ellestad

3y ago

MyTeaPal Club selection, aged Yiwu raw puerh.

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JuliaM

3y ago

A delcious sip to get me going this morning.

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Hint of smokiness throughout each session. Sweetness builds in the mouth with flavors of a prune with a little tartness. Woody, dry aroma & a touch of grassiness that make the mout… more

mineral
vegetal
woody
sweet
floral
smoked
tobacco
spicy
grass
orchid

Renilde Barczuk

3y ago

Very special tea. I like how it changed. The first infusions were totally different than the last ones. It took me the whole day to get there. There might be even more, but I am done now.

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munt
menthol
tabak
boter
kers
roos
rozenbottel
abrikoos
vanille

Kurt Johansen

3y ago

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Overall a very nice tea. Not one I would buy very often as the dry mouth feel is a bit intense (even unpleasant) in the mid session (and why this won't get 4 stars). Love the stron… more

fruity
cherry
raisin
apricot
smoked
tobacco
woody
mineral

Matthew

3y ago

Great tea, just as good the second time around.

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Very pleasant tea, I enjoyed it even more with company. Complex and characteristic of its region.

tobacco
leather
sandalwood
brothy
honey
cherry
citrus
mineral
vanilla
floral

JennAwhitecloud

3y ago

This was quite the tea journey today with tea pal friends! Tea in a Duanni, was super aggressive and almost uncomfortable for the first 4 steeps, but at the suggestion of switching the pot to a Zhuni, it became a lovely… more

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This was a hard tea for me at first because the strong drying and camphor notes almost left a stinging sensation and I couldn’t discern any sweetness. The wet leaves are sweet, lea… more

leather
blackcurrant
blackberry
wood chips
woody
camphor
licorice bark

Erik Ellestad

3y ago

Despite time in a warm coastal city, the storage character on this aged raw puerh is pretty clean.

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Maria

3y ago

My first time trying Aged Sheng. This tea was very interesting. The dry leaves smelled delightful, like wood chips and mint, but it tasted sweet, developing a fruity note over the first few infusions reminiscent of dried… more

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This is my first Aged Sheng, so I have no basis for comparison, but I quite like the fruity flavor of this tea. Its sweet and fruity. The finish is great.

woody
wood chips
mint
wet leaves
peat
sweet
fruity

Matthew

3y ago

Very nice sheng, with the balanced character I love from a mid-aged Yiwu.

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Eyes - Dry Leaf: dark-brown, compressed, somewhat large leaves and some buds Nose - Dry Leaf: sweet tobacco and wood Nose - Wet Leaf: burning tobacco and incense Eyes - Liquor:… more

tobacco
sandalwood
cherry
floral
rose
orange peel
mineral

Katrina J. Herren

3y ago

Had this yesterday. Ended up boiling the leaves after this, and it was good.

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honey
moss
wet wood
mineral

Vincent

3y ago

Very nice huigan; aromatic and strong Qi.

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