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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2005
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SmokyRobustSweet
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This 2005 Xiaguan 8653 Iron Cake offers a robust and sweet character, typical of well-aged raw Pu-erh. It presents a classic Xiaguan smokiness alongside earthy undertones, promising a tea with ample strength and concentration that will continue to evolve beautifully.
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About This Tea
What does 2005 Xiaguan 8653 Iron cake taste like?
This 2005 Xiaguan 8653 Iron Cake offers a robust and sweet character, typical of well-aged raw Pu-erh. It presents a classic Xiaguan smokiness alongside earthy undertones, promising a tea with ample s. It leans smoky, robust and sweet.
How should I brew 2005 Xiaguan 8653 Iron cake?
Water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). In a mug, steep 3–5 min. For gongfu, use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ rounds). You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Rinse the leaves once with boiling water before your first real steep. It cleans off storage dust and gets the flavor going.
Where does 2005 Xiaguan 8653 Iron cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2005 harvest.
How much does 2005 Xiaguan 8653 Iron cake cost?
Starts at $145.00 from Teas We Like, or about $0.41/g. A 357g package gets you around 60 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.46 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.
$145.00$0.41/g