Pu-erh.sk recently restocked on this brick. There must have been some difference between the two batches. Last time I said it had completely cleared. This time I noticed just a little fermentation flavor. Last time I noticed some wet storage taste. This time I didn’t find any. Regardless of these things this was an excellent tea. It was bittersweet in the start. The bitterness did not last long. There were some chocolate notes in this tea. And I think I would say it developed a bit of a fruity taste in later steeps although this was just barely perceptible. Overall this was one well aged shou. I gave it twelve steeps but think it would have gone a few more, possibly sixteen or so.
I steeped this twelve times in a 150ml gaiwan with 12.5g leaf and boiling water. I gave it a 10 second rinse. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec, 30 sec, 45 sec, 1 min, 1.5 min, and 2 min.
Flavors: Chocolate, Dark Bittersweet, Earth
I’m a big fan of this tea