1993 Hong Tai Chang Liu Bao Hei Cha Loose

I got this as a sample. (Thank you.) My first pot: 3-4g, 75ml. I recognized it as a fine ripe shou. I'd had hei cha (maybe some liu bao) before and wasn't impressed. This was 'tasty'.

Second try, I actually paid attention. No 'tea on the run'. I'd recently attended a local tea meetup featuring aged dark teas. This Liu bao from Teaside compares with the very best from those dark teas.

It's uplifting and thick in the mouth with every steep. Oily and lubricating in the throat. Sits very comfortably in the stomach. Around steeps 7-10, when allowing the tea to steep a bit longer, some of its classic sweet chinese date flavors really come through even more strongly. This liu bao doesn't lose distinction as it steeps as much as it changes that distinction.

Tasted once. Very nice aroma and taste. Relaxing. Perfect for a comforting evening! Looking forward to furthers sessions with this tea!

This is one of those Chocolate “ripes”,
but unlike some that loose that note after a couple of brews, this one retains it until the end, which was about 20 brews for me..

A cute, fun taste, with plenty of resteeps and a strong qi, with an age that is reflected in the balance..

Definitely worth a try! I'll be buying a bunch soon..

Good Lubao is an old Lubao, here you will have both forest and beehive notes, and moist wood. But Thai tea stands out strongly.
First of all, it is very sweet, it's very tasty!!! Little nutty notes, starch aftertaste, not a dense infusion - and here it is rather an advantage, it is easy to drink. Tried to cook it - it turns out fat, tight and the sweetness becomes even more intense. And the most important, it works just fine, gently collects and gives a good, light Qi.
As for me, one of the best teas for the morning, soft and unobtrusive, sweet to please your receptors, it's easy to drink. Another original product from TeaSide, for which I thank Valery as an indefatigable experimenter.

Quite large leaves of different size and with stalks (for Hei Cha stalks are normal), smell like a dry cellar, old books. Tea infusion is dense, dark ruby color, but you can brew it into "oil" black if desired. The taste is dense, oily, very soft, easy to drink. Reminiscent of the old Shu Puer, but there is a very interesting note - a burning spice of cinnamon! Such "sharpness" and a minor sweetness form the original taste of tea. Its effect is calming, helps to gather your mind, to find inner balance. I can assume that you can drink it at night with no worry of any insomnia.