Chenpi Ripe Liubao Tea 100g

Brewed 5g in a 450ml glass teapot at 212°F with quick 10-second steeps, producing a beautiful deep red-orange liquor. Smooth, earthy Liu Bao creates a comforting foundation of aged wood, gentle sweetness, and soft minerality, while the chenpi adds a warm citrus brightness that lifts the cup. Mellow, soothing, and beautifully balanced, each infusion reveals evolving layers of flavor with a clean, lingering finish. A cozy and grounding tea perfect for slow, all-day sipping.

This is a beautifully comforting tea—earthy, woodsy, and gently sweet. The addition of chenpi, or aged tangerine peel, pairs seamlessly with the fermented Liu Bao dark tea, creating a mellow and deeply soothing cup.
The aged peel brings a complex, evolving character. What once might have been sharp or bitter transforms over time into something rounder—earthy, subtly sweet, and richly aromatic with woody undertones. The result is layered yet approachable.
Drinking this tea feels like stepping into a damp forest after rain or opening the pages of an old, well-loved book—in the best possible way. It’s nostalgic, grounding, and quietly intricate.

You can really smell the tangerine in the pressed leaves before brewing.

I steeped this tea using the gaiwan method and steeped for 15 seconds after I rinsed the leaves.

First brew is very earthy and smokey. It’s giving nutty with fungi undertones. It’s flavor profile is almost savory. The aged tangerine peel gives it a deep and rich complexity. I feel like I should be in the middle of a forest while I enjoy this exquisite tea.

I love how with each steep the flavor profile changes a bit. This is definitely a tea that you want to make sure you have time to sit with and really take in.

I recently bed thos tea in exchange for my honest review.

This tea was really good! The scent alone was amazing! I loved seeing the tangerine peel throughout it. It brewed up a lovely orange color and became darker with each infusion. The flavor was incredible, bright citrus with rich, earthy notes. There was also a hint of smoke flavor that lingered a bit in the background. It was so smooth and perfectly balanced.

The earthiness became more pronounced after each infusion but was still well-balanced and tasty!
Highly recommend 😊

This tea was gifted to me by purveyor, but all opinions are my own.

This compressed blend of ripe Liu Bao and aged tangerine peel offers a smooth, well-balanced profile. Early infusions (212°F, 10s) are light and clean, with mild sweetness and soft earthiness, while the citrus remains subtle.

By the second infusion (15s), the body becomes fuller with a rounded, slightly viscous mouthfeel. Sweetness deepens and the tangerine integrates more fully, adding a gentle fruit lift.

At the third infusion (20s), the tea develops greater depth. Earthy notes intensify and a slight citrus bitterness adds contrast.

A cohesive tea with a steady progression, balancing citrus brightness and earthy depth.

I was able to try this hot and as a cold brew. First of all, I love how convenient the iteaworld packaging is. Most are portioned for a single serve session, which works perfectly for peak freshness. This pouch housed one 5 gram compressed cake that smelled so delightful—a bolder tea scent with a deeper citrus aroma. For my hot water session, I used the entire mini cake gongfu style in a gaiwan. I was able to get 6 infusions out of the tea (following their brewing suggestions of 212F, 10 second steeps, increasing the time throughout the later infusions). From the first infusion, I get a black tea with a beautiful deep earthiness to it; it also has the addition of a darker tangerine flavor throughout (this isn’t a dessert-like citrus, but rather an aged peel flavor that is totally different than the fresh citrus flavor). Throughout the session, I find the richness of the tea to continue and the citrus seemed to blossom throughout. I also ended up tasting the slightest honey note throughout some of the later infusions. My last infusion was mainly citrus, not much tea flavor. If you like puer, you are going to love this! This has the richness and coziness of shou puer, but it isn’t nearly as funky and with less of a learning curve. A very enjoyable brew!

As a cold brew, this was stellar. The darker tea doesn’t overwhelm the citrus, and it is still very smooth and not astringent at all. I do get way more citrus in the cold brew, which was an absolute delight. I think I could get at least 2 more brews of the cake using the cold brew method.

This tea was gifted to me by the company, and I am providing my honest review.