We then adjourned to a Chinese tea-shop nearby. Friendly owner Patrick and his wife attended to us.
Some purple-clay teapots salvaged from the Desaru wreck were shown to us by Patrick. These items over 200 years old, are priced at over RM15,000 each compared to less than half the price about two years back. There is definitely a craze in this hobby/business as the sales are brisk. I am not into this, yet, although my interest in Puerh tea cultivated some six years ago still remains intense.
Patrick brewed an excellent puerh tea for our enjoyment. It was a sheng (raw) 2005 Xiaguan tea branded Nan Zhao
The tea was good in colour (fairly deep amber and clear broth), with pleasant unique aroma ranging from that of sugar-cane at earlier rounds and to honey flavour at later rounds, plus very strong Huigan after taste. The close to 8-year-old tea has assumed an mellowed character just prior to turning vintage.
It was only after the second brew that we were pleasantly surprised that this tea had induced sweating especially at our the palms and noses and surge of pleasant heat sensations in our bodies. This trait is only attributed to rare excellent vintage teas.
Another tea connoisseur Alex who joined us later also gave very high praise to this tea. All felt thoroughly refreshed by this excellent brew.
According to tea enthusiasts, the 2005 Xiaguan Nan Zhao has great potential to become a classic in the years to come. Incidentally this early spring tea was placed second in the Tea Tasting Competition organised in China by the tea magazine Cha Tien Shia in the year 2006.
Read more at http://www.bluechippuerh.com/
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