Just finished 14 steeps of this guy http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Yunnan-Xiaguan-Canger-Round-Tea-High-Grade-Raw-Pu-er-Tea-Free-Shipping-/221892872147?var=&hash=item33a9d887d3
Was given as a free sample with my tea tray purchase :)
This has a strong smoke aroma, but the taste seems to lack that taste (which I prefer to be lacking). Unfortunately this tea is quite dry. I knew this by steep three but I kept going because even though it is dry, it taste quite nice. This might need a little restoring to get the mouth feel to dissipate over time, I’m not sure though. T’was a nice experience though, something I liked and disliked at the same time.
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Check out the topic on this link about water and storage. Good info about waking a tea up some.
http://horsesmouth.puerist.co/page/5/
couldn’t agree more ^
mrmopar — I agree with the info in the link you provided. I usually give a tea about a month to acclimate before trying it.
Also, our water here sucks (from a well with high iron and sulfur, run through filters and a water softener). I tested various bottled waters available here for pH and TDS several years ago and settled on a brand that now gets used for all coffee and tea. It made a noticeable difference over what came out of the tap.
I’ve not yet had to restore a dry tea. Any idea how to do this?
Check out the topic on this link about water and storage. Good info about waking a tea up some.
http://horsesmouth.puerist.co/page/5/
couldn’t agree more ^
mrmopar — I agree with the info in the link you provided. I usually give a tea about a month to acclimate before trying it.
Also, our water here sucks (from a well with high iron and sulfur, run through filters and a water softener). I tested various bottled waters available here for pH and TDS several years ago and settled on a brand that now gets used for all coffee and tea. It made a noticeable difference over what came out of the tap.
I’ve not yet had to restore a dry tea. Any idea how to do this?