2006 Xi Zi Hao Banpo Lao Zhai

I believe the sample was mid labeled and is actually the famous 2006 Xi Zi Hao Ban Lao Zhai.  It has been offered by many western facing puerh vendors but this sample is from Puerh.uk…. After sampling lots of very high quality Ban Po Lao Zhai from Puerist over the last few days I was eager to finally try some quality more aged Puerh from is area…

Dry leaves have a hay and woody odour.

First infusion has a floral dirt root veggie taste with a turnip carrot finish.  There is a mid brassy sweetness that comes and goes faintly. Sort of fallen leaf floral finish in mouth.  Face flushing.

Second infusion has a woody floral camphor root veggie taste.  The cooled cup has a dirt and root veggie with cooling breath a subtle floral throughout. There is a subtle fresh fruity sweet taste in the finish. Stuffy and heavy head feeling. 

Third infusion has a watery sweet fallen leaf bready sweet finish.  There is less floral and more cooling woody peat taste.  Bready sweet finish with sticky fine sandy taste. Overall brown sugars subtle root veggies woody fallen leaf.  

4th has a spice woody root veggie fallen leaf taste it’s overall mainly sweet but also bland subtle bitter. Uplifting Qi with face warmth.  Sweet almost fresh fruity finish. Nice low register happy upbeat high building that isn’t super strong but very satisfying today… it’s making me feel great!

5th infusion has a watery sweet rot veggie almost floral creamy sugary sweet with pungent coming not really camphor.  Creamy sweet fallen leaf peat finish. Overall sweet tastes.

6th is left to cool and is a sweet oily pungent cooling sort of root veggie with clear sugary base.  Overall sweet throughout but smooth mild bitterness. I like the upbeat Qi makes me feel refreshed.

7th has a watery sweet sugar taste with a root veggie fallen leaf creamy sweet icing sugar finish.  Sweet finish in the mouth with nice energetic uplifting happy feeling some chest racing now.

8th infusion has a sweet onset almost bready sugar taste long clear sweet taste with bread and root veggies in the distance.  Nice energizing Qi feeling with strong chest beats now and happy energetic mild euphoria.

9th left to cool is quite sweet with a bready woody dirt taste a bit of mild bitterness and dry feeling in the mouth. The uplifting feeling continues and I feel great!

10th has a woody watery sweet taste some faint melon in the finish.  Quite watery now but still nice uplifting energy and chest thumps and warmth.

The overnight infusion of spent leaves is sweet with a bland root veggie taste.

Peace