My millenium xiaguan tuocha ten years later to the year and month

To be rich is glorious! And you must be over that cold by now.

/Lew

The best memory it was the first Chinese tea packaging with a date I got to decipher. My tisanes again taste like mere tisanes.

Jim

Just in case anyone cares. Here is a picture of the millenium Xiaguan tuocha broken apart:

There is no remaining green color of the leaf. The color is accurate under the flash. I would describe the texture as dehydrated almost petrified. The tuo was too brittle to pry which wasnt a problem in the beginning. I ended up using a nut cracker to break the edge. I would describe the taste as dried without any sweetness. There was no harshness which was there initially back when. The infused leaf showed some signs of red coloration. I didnt taste any notes of shu if that can be used as an aged reference. Something happened to this tuo the past ten years in a low humidity climate but I wouldnt describe it as aging. I can say the taste isnt worth the wait so far. That was the concensus at the monthly puer tasting. It might be more noteworthy if you think as I do aging isnt proven. I have a

2001 stoned pressed large leaf Mengku that shows more promise.

Jim

penny/gram.http://i47.tinypic.com/x1imvk.jpg