This tea is one that I don’t properly know how to describe. It tastes nothing like a raw puerh, and nothing like a ripe puerh. It is not bitter but the main flavor is not one I would describe as sweet or for that matter sour. It is closer to a salty flavor if anything. Is this what they call umami? I don’t know. I stored this tea in my pumidor with my sheng as Dragon Tea House calls it raw puerh. It does not seem to have taken on the flavor of the sheng in my pumidor. I don’t love or hate this tea but I don’t think I would buy it again if I ever ran out.
I steeped this six times in a 170ml teapot with 11g leaf and 200 degree water. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, and 20 sec. I should also mention that this tea developed the color of a black tea if anything by the second infusion. I think you would get at least ten or twelve infusions out of this tea but I didn’t like it enough to continue after six infusions.
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This is one of those mystery moonlight teas again. I’ve been trying to adjust my steep time with these teas to see what works best. The puerh steeping method doesn’t seem to bring out the best in them.
This one might be better brewed western style.
I just brewed a moonlight today (see my recent review). It was better on the steep that brewed longer. I definitely thing western brew might be the way to go with this type of tea.
The one that I really liked was also in cake form I did about 5g 150ml 90C for about 30 sec to start and added time from there. There might be a learning curve here. I ordered a cake of this so will have lots to play with. I agree that Western might be the way to go….
I do 5g in ~70-100ml, shorter steeps. We’re all different. :)
This is one of those mystery moonlight teas again. I’ve been trying to adjust my steep time with these teas to see what works best. The puerh steeping method doesn’t seem to bring out the best in them.
This one might be better brewed western style.
I just brewed a moonlight today (see my recent review). It was better on the steep that brewed longer. I definitely thing western brew might be the way to go with this type of tea.
The one that I really liked was also in cake form I did about 5g 150ml 90C for about 30 sec to start and added time from there. There might be a learning curve here. I ordered a cake of this so will have lots to play with. I agree that Western might be the way to go….
I do 5g in ~70-100ml, shorter steeps. We’re all different. :)