This niche of tea has been on my 'buy it when you see it' list for years. It finally became available at a fair price. It came in a commercial nitrogen pack. Here is the vendor description "After primary fermentation this tea is aged for four years. Then it goes through a secondary fermentation which is followed by an over 80 hour curing in small batches to seal in flavor and end fermentation." The dry leaf is dark with lightly twisted curled leaf which is extremely hard. You can hear the leaf clink the pot. The wet leaf is absolutely black like cooked puer which still stays twisted after multiple infusions. This is the first tea that contradicts my religious Western commandment "The first pot is always the best". I think the vendor taste description got it right "This tea has a complex, smoky, amber character which is followed by a sweet lingering brandy finish." The first pot is smoky and the rest more like brandy. This will become one of my trophy teas just to say I have it. I'll pull it out for special occasions or when I'm bored. I have elevated a recent Yunnan dark green bud called Mo Zhen from trophy to prized. It is something I drink once a week to remind me of who I am.
Jim