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This was the limited edition tea that was part of the indiegogo campaign to reopen Zoomdweebies. When I saw that there would be a limited edition tea, I had to have that! I was a little less excited about the limited edition tea after I saw that it was to be a puerh. Pu-erh isn’t my favorite tea type … although, I must say that I’ve liked more than I’ve disliked and at this point … my lack of enthusiasm regarding puerh is connected with my earliest (and not so favorable) experiences with puerh. As I’ve said … since that time, I’ve had more positive experiences with various puerh than I’ve had negative, and I think that has to do with improved brewing knowledge.
Anyway … back to this tea. The creamsicle/dreamsicle taste here is stronger than the actual puerh … at least with the first infusion. The subsequent infusions are more puerh than they are dreamsicle. The puerh notes that I taste beneath the vanilla and orange notes are similar to white tea: earthy, hay-like vegetation.
The subsequent infusions lost much of the dreamsicle flavors, with only hints of orange and vanilla tones remaining. But the sheng puerh is really nice, mellow, and pleasant. Lightly sweet … or maybe I should say the sweetness is different now. Before, I was enjoying the sweetness of a creamsicle – sweet orange-y notes and creamy vanilla tones – but now I taste the light sweetness of a sheng puerh. Earthy – again, earthy like a white tea – and slightly vegetative.
A nice blend. I’m glad that I was able to try it.
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I am not a believer of this mixture? Also, is not white tea tasting more like melon dew and so light that there could be no vegetative in description. I may be wrong since I am thinking ‘vegetative’ to mean ‘vegetal’ astringent and the only white tea I have experience is “Peony” Bai Mu Dan.
No matter really, I just don’t see mixing creamsicle/dreamsicle with Pu-erh (sheng or not). Good review just the same; we simply don’t and cannot all agree. Sorry.
I am not a believer of this mixture? Also, is not white tea tasting more like melon dew and so light that there could be no vegetative in description. I may be wrong since I am thinking ‘vegetative’ to mean ‘vegetal’ astringent and the only white tea I have experience is “Peony” Bai Mu Dan.
No matter really, I just don’t see mixing creamsicle/dreamsicle with Pu-erh (sheng or not). Good review just the same; we simply don’t and cannot all agree. Sorry.