OMG is this ever good!
The lovely Sil sent me this pu’erh. I won’t give you an elaborated review of it, cause really, two main notes are the superstars here: chocolate and raisin (oh, chocolate covered raisins???) It’s so obvious, I find it almost hard to believe there’s no added flavouring to it.
I also get some buckwheat feel in the background.
I did a strong brew, cause the smell told me it could handle it. Yes, don’t laugh, the tea does talk to me sometimes, haha! (yeah, I do see a shrink for that, thanks for asking!)
So it’s a little astringent, and I like that, it acts as a flavour booster.
I know not many people appreciate astringency in a tea, I feel a little like an outsider :-(
Hello? anyone else out there who’s a fan?
Anyways, this feels round in the mouth, super rich and decadent. And I have some on the way, so it will be in my cup again really soon!
Sil, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to try this beautiful tea…
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i’m so glad you loved this! I like this brewed both western and gaiwan!
I used my yixing pot, but yes, I can imagine it working basket brew as well. It’s the kind of tea that’s very forgiving I think. Will give you a good cup no matter what :-)
I like well balanced astringency in a tea too… and yes, I do feel like an outsider sometimes as well. lol
Aw! Kamyria, so happy to have found a partner in this :-) That,s why I really like Darjeeling teas also.
But the key resides in what you said: balanced. I don’t like a squeaky mouth, lol!
I like a good dry tea sometimes, but it really depends on the type of tea. I didn’t think that was unusual.
This one is actually very smooth, it’s my over steep that made it a little astringent.
From the notes I read, it just seems that not many people appreciate that.
i’m so glad you loved this! I like this brewed both western and gaiwan!
I used my yixing pot, but yes, I can imagine it working basket brew as well. It’s the kind of tea that’s very forgiving I think. Will give you a good cup no matter what :-)
I like well balanced astringency in a tea too… and yes, I do feel like an outsider sometimes as well. lol
Aw! Kamyria, so happy to have found a partner in this :-) That,s why I really like Darjeeling teas also.
But the key resides in what you said: balanced. I don’t like a squeaky mouth, lol!
I like a good dry tea sometimes, but it really depends on the type of tea. I didn’t think that was unusual.
This one is actually very smooth, it’s my over steep that made it a little astringent.
From the notes I read, it just seems that not many people appreciate that.