Origination: This tea is made from tea materials aged for 6 years, featuring tight and strong tea threads with clear silver tea hairs. The recipe has been updated from the 2008 series to enhance thickness and richness.
Taste:
- Tea Soup: The tea yields a golden soup with brightness and clearness.
- Flavor Profile: The taste is well balanced and refreshing, with an orchid-like fragrance. It offers a strong huigan (returning sweetness) and saliva-producing quality. The tea soup is viscous with slight pungency that retreats quickly.
- Aftertaste: The flavor is long-lasting, with varied taste notes that linger in the mouth and extend deep into the throat. It has a sugar cane-like sweetness.
Storage: The tea is naturally stored in Guangzhou, allowing it to mature and develop its unique characteristics over time.
Summary: The 2009 DaYi "Da Yi Hong" Cake is an exquisite raw puerh tea crafted from 6-year-aged tea materials. With its golden, clear tea soup, and balanced, refreshing taste, it stands out for its orchid-like fragrance and strong huigan. The viscous soup with a quick-retreating pungency and long-lasting, varied flavors, including a sugar cane sweetness, make it a delightful choice for puerh enthusiasts. Natural storage in Guangzhou ensures its continued refinement and complexity.