Laomane Big Tree Pu-erh Tea Cake 2014 357g Raw

This is a factory cake blending Bulang sources, but leaning heavily on Lao Man E. Flavor: sun bleached wood, river stone, flint, camphor, gentle subtle smokiness. There are juicy fruit notes hiding under the masculine flavor backbone, but it takes some skill to coax them out without blowing them away or letting them get overwhelmed. Stone fruit, apple juice, pear maybe, and maybe even cherry. Remaining bitterness, esspecially in the first 3-5 steeps but it fades quickly to a deeply sweet huigan. The sweetness builds and builds until your tonsils are candy crusted. Heavy minerality leaves your mouth feeling coated in a thick layer of velvet and the mouth rebounds in mouth watering salivation. The chi is strong and descending, melting away tension. Grounding and relaxing. This is my third Lao Man E cake, and definitely one of the better experiences I've had from this village. Highly recommend this tea, for the price it is very hard to find more huigan and cha qi. The flavor is nice, but the corporeal element is the star of the show. From the third or forth steep I found my cha zui.