Crafted from spring, tippier material, Floral Class offerings highlight the delicate yet complex side of sheng pu‑erh. Early infusions often carry a bracing bitterness that mellows gracefully with age, evolving into layered floral notes.
Older productions reveal honeysuckle and lily‑of‑the‑valley depth, while long‑aged cakes (15+ years) may develop the distinctive rose character often associated with Lincang’s famous oxidized teas. Remarkably, this rose note can emerge even in pu‑erhs from other regions, but only after extended natural transformation.
Youthful Floral Class teas, by contrast, express piercing, perfumy brightness — a brash floral energy that reflects their spring harvest origins. Unlike modern accelerated methods, most Puerh Junky offerings hail from an era of traditional processing, ensuring authentic aging trajectories and terroir expression.
‘14 Orchid Peak
High orchid florality. Outstanding lasting sweet huigan. Rich, sweet broth. Coveted pink aura to broth hue. Stone-pressed. Laobanzhang from 2000m. Originally in Guangzhou with obvious layer of humidity that has greatly dissipated under current conditions. Xinghai. LA since Sept ’22.
’14 Jasmine Breeze
This spry Jingmai is part of a hefty 1 kilo cake. Bright bold aroma. Huigan excels, truly quick, thick, sweet, and long lasting, evocative of jasmine in the breeze. Haixintang. Stored in LA since April ’23.
’11 Creme Florale
Very sweet creaminess. Light floral finish. Developing old-taste notes. Bold astringency. Lincang material from Mengku Rongshi, reputable resolute “no spray” (i.e., pesticides) operation since inception. In LA since Feb ’24 and Feb ’21.
’09 Snowy Florale
Citrus and rose honey nose with a deft balance of sweetness and astringency. Sour battles bitter batters floral in an offering that possesses a full expansive qi. Piques salivation, very active in the cheeks and tongue. Mengku Rongshi, reputable resolute “no spray” (i.e., pesticides) operation since inception. Daxueshan. Stored in Los Angeles since Dec ’20.
’07 Bada Peacock
Dense, smooth, and sweet. Chrysanthemum bitter, combo flavour of daisies and camomile. Zhongcha/ChinaTea. Stored in Los Angeles since May ’20.
’06 Zhang’s Signature
Brewed strong, Zhang’s Signature expresses a ferocious Yunnan Gold (dianhong) black tea personality. Brewed lightly, yields a wonderfully sweet floral/fruity brew. Durable. From one of the Five Flowers of Menghai TF Zhang Jian-li, Bulang Old Tree, Xinghai TF batch 602. Stored in Los Angeles since Sept ’22.
’06 Honeysuckle Classic
Classic high mountain, early spring elegance with impressive huigan resonance. Mushroom and kerosene back notes linger amidst honeysuckle fragrance. Resolute and quick-hitting qi. Gold metal at the 2002 International Symposium on Chinese Pu’er Tea. Menghai (Hekai?) Fohai Silver Pekoe from one of the Five Flowers of Menghai TF Ruan Dian-rong, Six Famous Tea Mountains. Stored in Los Angeles since Nov ’19.
’04 Uncle Creme Florale
Uncle has been stored under rather conditions affording delightful cream note and sweetness while not overshadowing the floral backbone. Comprised of Bulang material commissioned by famous Macao vendor. Stored in LA since Mar ’22.
