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Xiaguan 8653 Iron Cake

Sold as: 2001 Xiaguan 8653 Iron Cake (xiaoheifei)

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An iron-pressed 2001 Xiaguan 8653, the shop's favourite of the early-2000s 8653s it tasted.

Price
$440.00for 357 g
$123.25 per 100 g
checked 2026-10-18
One session
≈ $8.63
7 g of leaf, a usual dose for gongfu brewing of this tea
Vendor
Teas We Like
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Entry
2001 Xiaguan 8653 iron cake (Production)
Made by
Xiaguan Tea Factory
Stated year
2001
Time since pressing
about 25 years
Format
bing (iron-pressed), 357 g
In stock
Yes

The stored year has not yet been classified as harvest, manufacture or release.

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Leaf harvest year
Not recorded here
Manufacture year
Not recorded here
Pressing year
2001
Price checked
2026-10-18
Recipe year
1986

Price in context#

Compared per 100 g with other retail listings of this production, using the same exchange rates.

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Price in contextThis listing $123.25 per 100 g; median $153.15; 2 retail listings from $123.25 to $183.05.$100$200Yunnan Sourcing · Xiaguan 8653 Iron Cake Raw Pu'er Tea · $183.05 per 100 gthis listing: $123.25$123.25price per 100 g, USD, log scale
Price in contextThis listing $123.25 per 100 g; median $153.15; 2 retail listings from $123.25 to $183.05.$100$200Yunnan Sourcing · Xiaguan 8653 Iron Cake Raw Pu'er Tea · $183.05 per 100 gthis listing: $123.25$123.25price per 100 g, USD, log scale

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ProductVendorPricePer 100 g
Xiaguan 8653 Iron Cake Raw Pu'er Tea
Pressing year: 2001
Claimed origin: not stated
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Storage
Kunming (since 2001)
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Shipping policy
$653.50 / 357 g $183.05
≈ $12.81 a session

Prices recorded on the dates checked. Conversions use ECB rates dated 2026-10-20; original prices appear alongside. Origin, age and cultivar are stated by the vendor.

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    Price checked: 2026-10-18.