TIAN HU SHAN Premium 8 Years Aged Puerh Black Tea Cake 12.35 Ounce (350g)

I normally buy my puer tea from small specialty tea sellers. The tea market is ripe with nonsense...bad tea, fake tea, poor tea marketed as quality tea and sold to unsuspecting buyers, etc. I've had quite of bit of puer tea over the last 8 years. Some of it pretty bad and some of it quite good. For the price, this puer tea is quite good. The cake doesn't have any bad odors, it brews up strong and dark (5 second rinse, then 30s, 60s, 90s steepings). It's got the typical earthiness of a ripe puer and has a nice lingering sweetness. After the 3rd steeping, it still brews up in decreasing darkness and most of the flavor has faded, but that's par for the course of a tea of this price. I've had more expensive teas fade out more quickly than this one. My only hesitation is, most likely, you can't trust any of the printing on the label. So we know nothing about the tea's actual origins or the condition of the plantations (heavy chemical spraying or not) or anything like that. Without lab testing, it's hard to say what the actual underlying quality is of this tea. But it does taste good. The cellophane-wrapped box it's shipped in looks like it's being marketed towards Western tourists or Westerners shopping in Western Asian markets. So it doesn't have that boutique higher-end feel of quality tea, but that doesn't mean the tea inside is crap. Did I mention it tastes pretty good? I probably won't buy this again because I've gotten spoiled on higher end tea, but I'm glad to have found a decent tea on Amazon (which I can't say for the other puer I ordered that smells like perfumed cleaning chemicals).

This tea is packaged very well with double wrapping. It smells good. The leaves break apart well. The tea brews clean and tastes amazing. The caffeine level is about 6 out of 10 which is perfect for ripe puer tea. This is one of my favorites out of ripe puer teas and worth every dollar.

Got this to try as a beginner gongfu tea drinker. It's an okay tea but has a fishy aroma and slight fishy taste. If you wanted to try something authentic with a great price, check out Yunnan Sourcing. They make sample boxes and have lots of fun teas like tea Oranges. Probably won't pick this one up again, but it was okay for a first tea UPDATE: Seller refunded my money and I ordered a second cake. Glad I did, no fishy smell or taste in the second cake. Taste was good and I would buy this again. It's my daily drinker, great tea energy. When I dont want to fuss with trying something new, this is a comfortable and delightful tea. High compression, so only a little is needed! There are still stems in this tea cake, but for the price I dont expect perfection. Good tea cake, will buy again when I am running low.

Very fishy even after rinsing three times afterwards you’re left with very bland tea. I left it out to see if the fishy smell goes away and it never did. Never purchasing from this brand again!

This is a high quality tea with exceptional taste, due to the fermentation process of the leaves. I have added this to my must have in my collection. For the price, this is a great value because you use so little of it. Once you experience the flavor, you will be a repeat customer.

Taste and color are very good but to break off pieces to make a cup of tea is a struggle. It takes a hammer to break off pieces. Not sure after aging for 8 years it can be softer.

Great product to aid in digestion. Recommended by my acupuncturist. This product is price point affordable to enable the trial phase of this tea. I am very pleased with this product. 70 Servings in this order, which is an outstanding value

I only want to drink this Puerh. I have probably bought 50 of this tea cake