A ripe Lao Tong Zhi (Old Comrade) pu erh tea cake from the Haiwan Tea Factory, belong to the Fen Dou (Fighting Spirit) series. This ripe pu erh tea cake is made from a blend of tea leaves from the Menghai tea region. For the impatient pu erh tea collectors, this cake is ideal as it consists of pile-fermented maocha, which is already aged for 3-5 years in loose form. We love the well balanced fermentation of this cake. It’s smooth and sweet with a thick mouthfeel. For an Asian tea drinker, this may be a reminiscences of drinking a thinly cooked rice porridge. The taste is perfectly balanced with no excessively earthy and no bitter taste.
