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2012 Yunnan Sourcing "San He Zhai" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

Original price $17.25 - Original price $172.25
Original price
$172.25
$17.25 - $172.25
Current price $172.25

San He Zhai? Never heard of it? That's because it doesn't exist. Our San He Zhai (aka Three Harmonized Villages) tea cake is a blend of tea from three villages and also from both spring 2011 and spring 2012 harvests.

San He Zhai is a powerful tea that is intended for longer term aging. It has bitterness and astringency, but this is balanced by a textured, filling and lubricating mouth-feeling that stays with the drinker well after the tea session has ended. The aroma is strong and pungent and on a warm day will fill the room with its nectar-like aroma. Being from old arbor and wild arbor tea trees the leaves are thick and stout and hold up well to multiple infusions. Stone pressed in the traditional manner, dried with low temperature drying process, individually wrapped in Dai minority hand-crafted paper and then meticulously packed into bamboo leaf tongs for collection and long-term storage. San He Zhai is a powerful blended tea cake composed of high quality material but priced affordably for those who wish invest in high quality tea.

400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo tong).

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Overall rating: 4.0 / 5 from 2 reviews.

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Nicely aged and mellowed in 2025 to drink right now

"(Temporary caveat: I am new to puerh. ) This tea is of good quality. In contrast to the younger sheng I’ve tried, this tea is less bright and more mellow and has a nice aged flavor that reminds me of a pleasant tobacco. The flavor and fragrance are enjoyable and subdued. If you like your sheng puerh mellow, I think this would be a welcome cup for you. Personally, my current preference is for less mellow sheng, so 4 stars. I recommend a strainer with this one (or decant carefully). In any case, this is enjoyable to drink!"

Alfonso (4/5)

Mouth watering

"Very balanced with an oat straw sweetness. Interesting mouth feel, the astrogency got my tongue dry, but the rest of my mouth is salvating. Dare I say this tea is refreshing. I can see why they say this will be good for aging. Recipe: 5g>100g @30s"

Neal (4/5)

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