Customer Reviews
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Spring tea for the strength and Autumn for the aroma
Review by mrmopar (from Steepster) -
Breaking this out as the "Chairman’ has picked and ordered for destiny in my cup. This tea is loosely compressed out of the sample bag. A nice hay and clover aroma to it. I got out 10 grams for the Yixing to start with. Dry leaf very nice looking. gave it a 5 second wash to open it up. Wet lea has a nice floral aroma to it. Brew is a light yellow color. I did 2 quick steeps for the cup. It is a “mixed” bag. Some sweet some bitter but not overpowering in either category. It is more of a “soft” tea with a little tongue buzz but not punchy like a spring tea. I would guess this would be a very nice “starter” sheng to bring someone into puerh. As mentioned in earlier notes I think a Spring version would have a bit more strength and punch to it. A nice really easy drinking Sheng with none of the notes of a Spring tea. Aroma on this is really good and I quote another “Spring tea for the strength and Autumn for the aroma”.
A nice easy to drink Sheng that shouldn’t keep me awake too long after drinking. Relaxing and very mild one to have. Slight honey aftertaste.
Flavors: Bitter, Hay, Honey, Sweet (Posted on 8/3/15) -
OK for work or on the go
Review by JC (from Steepster) -
Dry – Fairly sweet and aromatic for a autumn cake, some floral notes.
Wet – Thick Honey and a more apparent floral scent.
Liquor – Mid amber color.
I got this tea as a sample from my order from TeaUrchin.
This tea started as a fairly surprising pleasure since it started with a very pleasant honeyed sweetness and some thickness although it was very limited compared to Spring offerings I’ve had. The broth had a fairly good hold and the Huigan lingered in the tongue for a while.
After the third steep the broth started going very thin and astringency started to become more apparent. The overall experience was OK, if you want a Puerh for work or to drink on the go this is a good choice, otherwise I’d recommend keeping with Spring offerings to fully enjoy the mouth-feel and apparent deep honey notes that Xi Kong can offer.
Flavors: Flowers, Honey (Posted on 8/3/15) -
Safe to drink now
Review by Rich (from Steepster) - I have to admit, I bought this one because me and my wife just loved the wrapper. Very cute. But it is an autumn pu erh, and it shows. It has a pleasant enough flavor, but it just lacks zip and zing. It is very safe to drink now while young, with very little astringency, well balanced and mellow. I still stand by my statement that Tea Urchin teas are outstanding, this one is definitely pretty good. (Posted on 8/3/15)
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Nice Autumn tea
Review by Lionel F. - The 2012 autumn Xi Kong is nice as well but very different. I only tried another autumn pu erh before that one, actually (The Yi Bang 2011 autumn you sell). They both have globally the same characteristics : a wonderful aroma but which fades quicker than in spring tea, and the tea also supports less infusions than spring one. After 4 or 5 infusions I usually change my tea. So it's nice when I just have a short moment to drink tea, or when I'm in the mood for autumn aroma :) (Posted on 6/1/14)