SANRAN Aged Pu-erh Tea, Ripe Puerh Tea Cake, Fermented Chinese Black Tea, 100g/3.53oz

I should preface that this was my first time trying Pu-erh, and I was pleasantly surprised.When I opened the package, like the American I am, I was put off by the smell. It was like if i went outside and stuck my nose deep in the grass and breathed in.However! Once brewed properly, (thanks to a good google search) the tea has almost no smell, and almost no taste. It does have a mildly sweet aftertaste. I didn't sweeten it with anything, and honestly, this tea doesn't need it.The smell does come back a little when the tea starts to cool, so if you are sensitive to smells like I am, its best to drink it quickly!I love his tea! Its a wonderful, unique experience.

The item received in good condition and taste delicious.

This is a very good puerh for the price. It's earthy, mellow and a bit woodsy. After having tasted a wider variety of puerh teas, this is what I would call a "normal" or "everyday drink" type.Some puerh's have some interesting/unusual flavors such as sweet cigar, brown sugar, maple syrup, wet sock, distant fish. When I smell seafood/fish in a tea, it's generally in the smell of the brewed tea only and not in the flavor. This tea has none of those strange flavors, for better or for worse.My main complaint, which is a small one (considering the price) is there is a large amount of twigs/stems in this tea. Which compared to a higher quality puerh cake, brings the value down a bit. One reviewer noticed that the twigs increase the bitterness, but I didn't notice an iota of bitterness, despite the twigs. It's still a very good value.Generally I brew with boiling water. 30s rinse, 60s steep, 90s steep, 120s steep, etc. I get about 5-6 steepings from this tea before it's mostly water.I also purchased this tea because it claims to be organic. In the Q&A section, someone asks if the tea has USDA Organic Certification. The seller responded very honestly by saying no, but to take their word for it that they have high standards and the plants are grown organically. They even reference some kind of Chinese certification about standards, which I've yet to look it up, but my 'spidey sense' is they are genuine and telling the truth, or at least as much as they know of it.On the word 'organic'. In the USA, there is a growing trend of farmers who grow organically but choose not to seek certification. The certification is extremely expensive and thus they have to sell their product for more money to recoup the cost. Plus, if they have a bad crop year, they are still out the certification expense, which affects their bottom line unfairly. So many farmers are choosing to let their customers decide if they trust them or not when they say, "I grow organically," or "I don't use any pesticides or herbicides and use compost for fertilizer". I'm sure there are some bad apples out there abusing customer's trust, but I haven't met them yet.

Good tea

This tea is like drinking stale water. The only flavor I get is a VERY VERY faint after taste reminiscent of a mild black tea, but you really have to try to even notice it.I've tried 30 second brew times, I've tried 5 minute brew times. I've tried 2 grams / cup. I've tried 5 grams / cup.No matter what it comes out the same.NO FLAVOR.This stuff is horrendous. I'm not sure it's even tea. The coloration of it also looks a bit off and my suspicion is that it may have some sort of dye in it to make it appear to be of a higher quality.At best this stuff is flavorless, at worst I have no idea what I am drinking.

Incredible Flavor. Makes a delicious Puer Latte! Very light, almost a champagne but bursting with fruit Notes!

Ok. Wish it’s less expensive.

This is a Full Sized (12.6oz) Aged, RIPE (Cooked), Puh-Erh Tea Cake, from Yunnan Province, in Mainland, CHINA, so it has a Much Shorter (about 5 years, maximum, before it starts to go BAD) Life Span, before it's Expiration Date. Unlike RAW (Not-Cooked) Puh-Erh Tea Cakes, which should be Aged for At Least 10 years, First, before Cracking Open the Cake, up to at least 50 years Aged, getting Better and Better in Taste, Flavor, and Aroma, for each year it's AGED, knowing that there are RAW (Not-Cooked) Puh-Erh Tea Cakes over 100-years Aged, that sell for Thousands of Dollars, and can be aged FOREVER, as far as we know, so I'm letting this RIPE (Cooked) Puh-Erh Tea Cake sit in my Bedroom, and become Acclimated to my House, before I Crack It Open, to Brew and Taste. I shall UPDATE this Review, AFTER I do that, and will let you know my Honest Opinion of this RIPE (Cooked) Puh-Erh Tea Cake, at that time. Until then, I'm giving it the Benefit-of-The-Doubt, and Rating it 5-STAR's, for now. So... STANDBY... for now... !!!