标签： Provenance Unverified
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A Tea That Outlived Its Shop — Revisiting a 1998 Anhua Dark Tea
A tea kept for more than ten years, from a shop that has since closed: ten infusions of woody sweetness across two days. Labelled 1998 Anhua dark tea, with the year unverified. Rated 8.0/10.
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紫天饼 8592, Claimed 1980s: Enjoyable, but Not Worth SGD 400
Ten infusions of 紫天饼 8592 (Zi Tian Bing), a ripe (shou) Pu’er, brought herbal woody sweetness and a lingering monk fruit finish. Claimed 1980s; provenance unverified. My verdict: 6.8/10—enjoyable, but not worth SGD 400.
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2004 茶王树 (Cha Wang Shu): Charred Furnace-Baked Apple
Ten infusions of the raw Pu’er labelled 2004 茶王树 (Cha Wang Shu) 千年易武古树野生茶: wood, smoke and muted apple, with a side-by-side comparison to a purported 2003 7542. Packaging claims and tasting observations are kept separate.
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An Old Room, a Familiar Scent — A Purported 2002 Banzhang Sheng
A 15-infusion sheng Pu’er tasting: smoked wood, medicinal memories of my grandmother, and a late turn towards vegetal minerality. Provenance unverified.