The Tea Brick has been stored in Kunming till the March of 2024 year and since its inception, with excellent warehousing conditions. It features high-grade materials, abundant tea aroma, deep throat rhyme, strong returning sweetness, quick attenuation of astringency, lasting mouthwatering sensation, and a long-lasting fragrance.
Due to its slow transformation in dry storage and tight compression, it is recommended to pry open and let it air for six to seven days before brewing for an improved overall taste.
Upon opening the packaging, the tea brick is tightly bound with a regular brick shape. The strands are oily and slightly dark green, with distinctive protrusions on the front surface from the mold, positioned irregularly.
Upon prying it open, you can see "04 Tulin Fenghuang Tea Brick" inscribed inside, and the trademark is visible. The tea brick is uniform inside and out, and the cut surface reveals clear bud hairs, indicating high tenderness and distinct bud leaves.
Using 7 grams of tea in a 150ml purple clay pot, steep in boiling water for 20 seconds. The soup emits a strong honey fragrance upon brewing, with a lingering aroma in the cup. Beyond the third infusion, the tea soup becomes thicker, sweet and bitter, quickly transitioning to a sweet aftertaste, with almost negligible astringency. The taste is balanced and full-bodied, remaining consistent even after thirteen infusions, with a gradual decrease in soup thickness. However, the subsequent infusions yield a refreshing sweetness, with the lingering throat rhyme and mouthwatering sensation persisting.
The leaves are intact with distinct buds and leaves visible after steeping, showcasing good flexibility.