All the Pu-erh #3
This one was weird after the first two.
7.2g, 100ml shibo, 212F
Time: rinse, 5s/10/12/20/27/30/20/20/25/30
I tasted the rinse – little bitter, thick, but not much taste.
In the first few steeps, I had a bit of musty hay and a whole lot of fruit in the aftertaste. 12s steep gave me the 1st hint of citrus, but also a metal mineral taste. Citrus and fruit continued on the two following steeps. The 30s steep was too bitter and drying so I backed off to 20s again, where the steeps returned to smooth, thick and fruity. I only got sweetness on the very last steep once my water had cooled down.
I’ll need to try this tea at a lower temperature to see if I can coax out more sweetness. This tea made me very hungry! I’ll need to store this away for a while and try it later.
Flavors: Bitter, Citrus, Drying, Fruity, Hay, Musty, Sweet, Thick
