I’m finally back in town, and that means I can return to my tea table. I have missed my yixing dearly and have been awaiting a nice puerh session. This is the brew that I have chosen.
The cake consists of massive long and slender maocha. The leaves are beautiful strands of tarnished silver and aged bronze. The carry a deep sweet pipe tobacco scent. I placed a generous chunk in my warmed yixing and gave it a shake. The tobacco scent deepened into a more plum and light wood aroma. I washed the leaves once and prepared for brewing. The brew starts out as a light jade color, but it deepens to slight gold. The flavor is sweet and syrupy. I was fooled though. The liquor turned on me and went sharp and bitter. My tolerance has diminished since I’ve stepped away, so I was slightly floored by this brew. I stood my ground and continued my brewing. The flavor is a great balance of bitter and sweet. This brew caries a lot of flavor. These flavors being, a slight wood with smoke, some sweet grapes and hay. The huigan is wonderful! It takes a few steeeping to settle, but it follows well throughout brewing. The qi is what had me hooked. It begins a swift and harsh ride. My brain was racing, and my body sweating. Then, it smoothed out, almost instantly, to a light and uplifted consciousness. I loved this brew. The leaves when steeping are a brilliant green, and it kept a consistent golden colour well into brewing. This was magnificent, and it was a great way to resume my puerh journey!
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Flavors: Hay, Oak, Sweet, Tobacco, White Grapes
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Did the bitterness continue throughout the session or did it fade in later steeps? You obviously loved the tea, but I’m really sensitive to bitter teas.
This bitterness was very light and continued well into steeping. It did fade around steep eight or so. I believe if brewed with slightly lower temp (95C-90C) it should remove the bitter taste.
Did the bitterness continue throughout the session or did it fade in later steeps? You obviously loved the tea, but I’m really sensitive to bitter teas.
This bitterness was very light and continued well into steeping. It did fade around steep eight or so. I believe if brewed with slightly lower temp (95C-90C) it should remove the bitter taste.