Reviews
My favourite Eot tea
"I have always been a fan of Bulang tea, but never a tea from this region gave me so much satisfaction ! The leaf material is gold, it's juicy, mouthwatering, a huigan that stays forever, the mouth welcomes it although it's rather intense. This intensity is right at the edge for me, it's fascinating. I think the malaysian storage smoothed the tea and made it deeper. The tertiary aromas are present and complexify the brew. It's not inexpensive, but if you're a fan of very satisfying bitterness, it's worth it."
— Clément S. (5/5)
Tea for the Stone Gods
"Wafts of Danish tobacco, knotweed honey, marigold, and mulberry. Consistency that of orange wine: smooth, thick, juicy, yet buoyant. Perfect tea specimen to illustrate how true Tea is plant medicine. This is aided by the iconic medicinal astringency and potency for which Bulang is known. The returning sweetness amplifies with each steeping to balance the bitterness. The Qi of the Tea is enveloping, calm, steady and also strong and vital like stone. This is a tea for the giants, the elemental beings whose breath is the wind, language the trees, and song the storms. You can take the energy by the reigns or like it take you. Ride the storm! Drinking this tea is how I like to meditate."
— Gregory M. (5/5)
Great tea
"I like young Bulang. This one is now 10 years old but it kept its strengh. Very endurant on more than 10 infusions. Very strong, old wood, leather, tobacco."
— Lionel (5/5)
Powerful Bulang
"The best Bulang tea I've tried. Very rich aroma, powerful bitterness and long aftertaste. Exactly what I was looking for!"
— Anton N. (5/5)
Best Bulang I've had so far
"It has a nice dark chocolate like bitterness that transforms into a long sweet hui gan. Nice thicc liquor with a full satisfying mouthfeel. Saving up to get a cake!"
— kelvin (5/5)
Bulang!
"This is the perfect example for a Bulang. It has got great bitterness (refreshing) evolving into sweetness in the aftertaste. It is very viscous and coats the whole mouth. It is spicy. In the later infusions it develops some nice honey sweetness and a pleasant huigan. From the third brew on I felt a strong, relaxing qi. I felt it throught my entire body. It has already aged a lot (as you would expect from Malaysian storage), but there is definitly more potential."
— K. L. (5/5)
If You Need a Kick
"Even with a few years under its belt, the tea has not lost much of its bite and strength. While this tea is not in line with my own preferences at present, those who like kicks from their tea would do well to have a taste. Additionally, given its strength, I look forward to its further maturation - and hopefully, a mellowing - with age. I anticipate great tea in a decade or two."
— JY (4/5)
Our pick with blind tasting
"We usually blind tasted tea samples at random. On several trials, we picked this tea as the tea to stock up. Powerful and delicious!"
— JW (5/5)
Whatta Tea!
"This tea! It's really intense, big, loud, noisy! Once you drink enough puerh, especially Menghai area teas, you start realizing the different complexities of character's of each teas bitterness vs. astringency. Some teas are striking and pierce the tea, or dry the mouth, or the bitter is like a root at the back of the mouth. The bitterness in this one is entirely unique, Maybe a bit like an Ethiopian coffee - rooty, fruity, but here it is all encompassing like the mouth is covered in tiny spikes. And the qi - well I cannot describe it I leave it to you."
— Zach (5/5)
Powerhouse Tea
"This tea is something powerful! I opened the package and was struck by a very prominent fresh camphor scent. I broke off a chunk and placed it into my warmed gaiwan. The aroma deepens to an all encompassing camphor & eucalyptus. I could feel this scent begin to cleanse my body. I washed the leaves once and prepared for brewing. This session is largely composed of cooling sensations with an underlying of wood tones. The flavor was incredibly peculiar. The brew begins as cask wood and alcohol. The term “bourbon barrel” comes to mind. The drink carries a prominent menthol and camphor flavor that fills the mouth and follows through to the stomach. The qi is quite powerful and centering. The feeling begins in the temples and encroaches upon the body as a whole. This is a very “now moment” tea. The tea sips begin with a peppery kuwei and a dripping pleasant huigan. The mouth feel is nice and lubricating with a smooth filling. The aftertaste leaves a wisp of smoke. I love the mouth action this brew brings to the table, and there is plenty of hair prickling. However, there is a heavy bitterness present in the brew, as is with all other bulang. The leaves are large and unbroken with buds and some large stems. This cake runs in line with the classic Bulang material characteristics. The sips contain nice tantalizing kuwei, a sharp swift bite, light cask wood, and finish with a lasting slight huigan. Bulang to the max!"
— Haveteawilltravel (4/5)
