2008 Menghai '7262-802' Shu Pu Erh 25g Sample

'7262' is a classic recipe from Menghai, and these cakes are from batch 802, which is the second pressing of this recipe for 2008. See the Terminology section on our About Pu-Erh page for an explanation of these numerical trading codes. It is composed of a blend of grade 6 Pu Erh that was fermented in 2007, so it has mellowed a bit in flavor and lost some of the 'just fermented' taste.  Another 6 months to a year of storage should mellow the flavor of this tea even more and improve the clarity of the steeped liquor. It usually is too hard to wait for tea like this, though! Classic blends like this from the Menghai Factory are almost always appreciated by newcomers to the world of ripe Pu Erh and connoisseurs alike.