2026 ZhengSiLong ZhengJiaLiangZi

 The last sample I tried from Tiago of Tea Encounter was this 2026 ZhengSiLong ZhengJiaLiangZi which goes for approx $103.00 for 200g cake or $0.52/g.

Dry leaves smell of very sweet perfume floral candy.

Rinsed leaves have a sweet roasted and candy odour.

First infusion is a watery chalky soft floral sugar with lingering sugar sweet fade out finish. There is a forest sort of vegital background taste throughout.  Soft light mouthfeel. Comfortable bodyfeeling. 

Second infusion has a sweet floral strong note that turns more into a sweet sugar and is long but fades out minutes later.  A long stretch of pure sugar with floral and faint forest notes. Sticky saliva sweetness with chesty light swelling feeling and happy relax spaceout.  Really spacy out relaxed right now.

Third infusion is a sweet sugar sweet note with a long sweet sugar finish.  It almost has a slight sour edge.  Saliva is sticky feeling. Chest expanding feeling floating high happy feeling.  Relaxing mind and body.cooled down it is a shimmering sweet pure sugary broth.  

4th is a sweet pure sugar and slight wildflowers edge. Sweet very long taste note that fades into a sticky mouth. Faint cooling on breath.  Open chest feeling with happy relaxing high feeling… sleepy feeling. 

5th has a vibrant sweet taste throughout and what was pure sugars and wildflowers now has some fruity layer almost a cantaloupe mango the mouthfeel is also more sticky almost gripping now. Long sweet taste and cool breath. 

6th is a sweet long pure juicy mango cantaloupe with long fade out taste and gappy high relaxing with comfortable bodyfeeling of chest swelling. Sticky mouthfeeling. This puerh is really nice very sweet and very comfortable. Cooled down it is very juicy fruity and sugar long sweetness. Feels very nice!

7th is a juicy fruity pure long sweet taste happy relaxing sleepy high feeling is very nice. Cooled down it is fruity sweet long sweet pure taste. No bitterness nor astringency and chest expanding and happy relaxed high.

8th is cooled down and is getting watery but still reasonably sweet.  Big chest expanding. 

9th maintains a steady long rather uninterrupted sweet taste .  There is some cooling throat and sticky mouth and some fruity mango melon suggestions. Mind melt happy Qi is pretty strong and very nice. 

2026 ZengSiLong MangZhi

This 2026 Tea Encounter Mang Zhi goes for $130.00 for 400g or $0.33/g.  I’m found of the ZhengSiLong MangZhi area puerh and this one doesn’t disappoint…

 Dry leaves have a deep rich fruity cherry note with layers of candy depth.

Rinsed leaves have a very sweet deep odour with cherry and light fruit in a forest upfront odour.

First infusion has a juicy dense delicious full spicy sweet taste almost bready pastry mouthwatering. Oil texture with full taste. Rejuvenating energy rising feeling.  Sweet sticky chalky feeling on the tongue with faint deeper throat opening.

Second infusion juicy thick viscus emerging mild bitter forest slight coco with sweet bready pastry sugary taste some berries with mild bitterness.  Big chest Qi feeling with energetic boost.  Sugar and vegital finish with subtle bitterness throat grabbing. 

3rd is left to cool and is sweet oily fruity sugar with a strong dense oily taste and feel.  full mouth with a syrupy sweet taste and returning strong sugarcane and fresh fruits underneath.  Chalky full mouthfeel with chesty beats and full heart bodyfeeling.  Energy boosting.

4th has a buttery sweet taste chalky full mouthfeel and chest Qi with bigger energy boosting up.

5th has a sweet juicy viscus dense sweet taste.  There is a mild to moderate bitterness there.  Big chesty Qi feeling.

6th is a sweet sugar juicy fruit pop with secondary bitterness.  Sweet bitter finish in mouth with full sticky almost dry chalky mouthfeel and faint cooling. Big chesty energy boost.

7th was left to cool and is a sweet mellow sugar juicy taste with chalky slight tight full mouthfeel.  Big chesty qi and energy boost.

8th is an overnight mug steeping…. The next day it is smooth sweet very oily viscus with a vegital almost coco very very mild bitter.  Big chest feeling of Qi trapped in chest! Energy boost bit also sighing.

I compare this with a N.E. t day steeping of 2025 Tea Encounter Mang Zhi… dry leaves have a muted forest bready almost coco forest sweetness…

First infusion is a clear sweet sugar and faint coco finish.  There is a clear pure sweet coco note.  Mouthwatering effect. Big chesty Qi feeling.

Second is a sweet o set with a foresty mild bitter coco with sticky almost tight mouthfeel. Sweet lingering in upper throat. Sticky saliva producing effect. Left to cool it is a juicy fruity viscus tropical juicy fruity with sugar layers sweet taste with big chesty feeling.  Very delicious! Big qi in chest like expanding.

Third infusion left to cool is a sweet very juicy sugary delicious sweet dense taste.  There is flavour sweet pop and lots of oily saliva producing effect. Long almost pastry sweet taste.  Sweet layers are absolutely delicious faint coco layer as well. 

4th is a sweet sugary pastry and juicy fruity onset of sweet layers viscous oily texture and mouthwatering effect really make the taste pop and linger in the mouth.  Chalky full mouthfeel.  Mid deep throat stimulation.  Long sweet taste.  Big chesty opening and expanding energy boost feeling. 

5th is left to cool and is a sweet juicy fruity pastry sugar sweet dense oily viscus taste and with a mild coco bitter note. Mouthwatering with mid throat mild saliva gob.  Chalky tongue coating.

6th infusion is a sweet dense sugary pastery coco and almost fruity with mid throat cooling then long tropical fruity a sugar pastry finish.

7th has a less juicy more dry woody almost coco and milder sugar.  Still strong chest expanding feeling chest beats and rising happy Qi feeling.

8th infusion is a sweet fruity dry woody sweet pastry taste. Mouthwatery slight dry woody mid-profile with   

Best Offering Yet From Tea Encounter

 I am still thinking about how awesome this years 2026 offerings from Tea Encounter are… taken as a whole line up it is satisfying and interesting… I honestly believe it is hands down their best line up since conception.  Their high end puerh are super interesting, they have a super strong budget offering in their 2026 Tea Encounter Yiwu GuaFengZhi and I think my favorite for the price is their Laos Gushu production, 2026 Tea Encounter HeBian that I ended up sampling blind and believed it was much more expensive than it was…. It was a puerh that I was still thinking about days after sampling and that says a lot considering all the samples I devour and how crazy busy life swirls around me these days… some days my morning matcha drank out in the garden or occasional mid day puerh is my solace.  Thanks Tiago for that!

Currently Tea Encounter has a 15% off Black Friday sale if anyone is interested in sampling what I believe to be their best whole line up yet!

Cheers!

Peace