Erik Ellestad
2y ago
Last of the MyTeaPal January club, as the February club wings it's way to CA.
2012 Bulang Arbor King (2012 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club
2012 Bulang Arbor King (2012 Spring)
MyTeaPal Club
- Type
- Sheng Pu'er
- Origin
- Bulang Mountains, Menghai, Yunnan Province, China
- Cultivar
- Da Ye Zhong
- Elevation
- 1700m
- Steeping instructions
- 100˚C/212˚F. Rinse once for 5s. Gongfu style, 1g : 25ml, 15s+5s. Western style: 1g : 80ml, 2min+1min.
- Description
- Bulang Arbor King is meticulously crafted from the early spring first flush leaves of large arbor trees in the northeastern reaches of Bulang Mountains near Pasha village. Distinguished from typical Bulang sheng puerh, this tea offers a unique profile. Unlike its bolder counterparts from the Bulang region, exemplified by Lao Ban Zhang, this tea strikes a gentle and soft balance, making it an approachable choice even for those new to sheng puerh. It departs from the usual intensity, providing a full-bodied experience adorned with abundant floral notes and a delightful huigan—a Chinese term denoting the return of sweetness after the initial bitterness and astringency subside. This tea is part of MyTeaPal Club’s January 2024 collection for a vintage comparison between ‘12, ‘14, ‘18, and ‘20 products. Sharing an origin, picking standard, processing technique, and storage environment, all four teas have matured gracefully in Chengdu since their creation. Note that this tea from ‘12 was intentionally pressed more tightly than the other three, which affected its flavor transformation.
Shipped in January 2024
Member posts
Erik Ellestad
2y ago
The 2012 Bulang Arbor King is starting to show some storage character in the scent of dry leaves and body of the tea. Very clean flavor of the tea soup.
2012 Bulang Arbor King (2012 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club
Kurt Johansen
2y ago
Round 9/12 Autumn recipe definitely made the best tea, so I expect it to help the other vintages as well. 2012 has been on top though this whole time, so I expect this session to be the overall winner. Current ranking:… more
2012 Bulang Arbor King (2012 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club
0 TDS distilled water with TeaCurious Autumn recipe to make 115 TDS water. Autumn recipe water definitely was the best water. Very nice flavor and well balanced. Fruit flavors rea… more
- fruity
- apricot
- peach
- raisin
- sweet
- citrus
- raspberry
Kurt Johansen
2y ago
Round 5/12 2012 with Spring recipe was good, but missing some of the savoryness that Original recipe brought out of it, so this goes into second place for now. Current ranking: 1. 2012 with TeaCurious Original recipe 2.… more
2012 Bulang Arbor King (2012 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club
0 TDS distilled water with TeaCurious x recipe to make x TDS water. In comparison to Original recipe water, I think this is very similar, although it's hitting some of the higher,… more
- raisin
- apricot
- sweet
- fruity
- mineral
- peach
Joe Edison
2y ago
2012 Bulang Arbor King (2012 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club
Christian Wicks
2y ago
2012 Bulang Arbor King (2012 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club
- fruity
- sweet
- earthy
Kurt Johansen
2y ago
First round of comparison - plan on doing each vintage with each of 3 TeaCurious water recipes and ranking them.
2012 Bulang Arbor King (2012 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club
0 TDS distilled water with TeaCurious Original recipe to make 50 TDS water. Strong dried fruit flavors (raisin, apricot, tart citrus, and slight cranberry). Some astringent, miner… more
- fruity
- cranberry
- raisin
- sweet
- mineral
- citrus
- apricot
- dried fruit
Tea Muro 🍵🐱
2y ago
I forgot to take photo
2012 Bulang Arbor King (2012 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club
Trying the oldest sheng puerh, this one is less astringent and bitter than the others.
- fruity
- floral
- sweet
- astringent
Christian Wicks
2y ago
2012 Bulang Arbor King (2012 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club
- sweet
- herbal
- earthy
Sunflower13
2y ago
2012 Bulang Arbor King (2012 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club
Interesting tea, it changes flavour profile a lot at each infusion. I am rating it this high exclusively because the first infusion was so very delicious, though I didn’t like th… more
- raisin
- fruity
- earthy
- forest floor
- mineral