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Hey everyone, I stumbled upon this tea after grabbing some samples and I thought it would be worth sharing how excellent it is. The tea is quite strong with a good bit of astringency that keeps going for a long time. One thing I noticed on 2 occasions now is the cha qi. This could just be me but after about 7 consecutive brews of this tea, I got a pretty intense lightheaded feeling and over all comfortable feeling. I instantly ordered 2 cakes of this for the $20 US price as I feel its a real bargain. I would go more in depth but lack time. I just recommend that everyone give this tea a go. I feel like its one of the gems in the rough.

http://www.yunnansourcing.us/store/prod ... roduct=149

-Shogun

Hey Shogun, good to see you!

I was pretty sure I had tried this, and I thumbed through my notebook and found the entry... interesting that I had written "qi...??" on the second steep notes (I rarely make "qi" comments in my notes).

I enjoyed this one. I think I picked up a beeng and was thinking about picking up another eventually (many more available on the CN site, too, including tongs).

This is the first cake that I have ever really noticed strong qi. The first time I had it was on an empty stomach and I quickly plowed through 7 steeps and I litterly thought I had 5 shots. Good stuff imo

I recently tried a unique processed 2010 Ai lao sample. The qi was strong and seemed to be that of a much older tea.
http://cha-ninja.blogspot.com/2012/03/2 ... i-lao.html
It is the second highest tea mountain in yunnan and one of the most remote.

In my book, Qi comes from perfect balance of harmony. I've had Ai Lao Shan the other day at a teahouse. OK tea..but as long as Qi concerns..that's a sensitive spot