Rich gave me a sample of this and either he was trolling, something went wrong with the sample, or this tea is not meant to be drank.
I brewed this for 10 second with 100c and it taste like someone strained a pickle in maybe a drop of puer. One of the most sour drinks I have drank before and it is not appealing at all. There is no way I can finish drinking this or provide a positive remark unless you’re making candy with this somehow.
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That is crazy. This is one of my favorite ripes. Something must have gone wrong, I will have to try this again.
Next time you drink it let me know. I was in Slack teachat and typed my feelings out as I sipped it… this review is 100% accurate to what I tasted. Maybe you like sour things and don’t notice it?
No way. I just tried this again and it was delicious. No sourness at all. I picked it right off the same cake. Not sure what happened either in the sample bag or in your cup. But seeing as I just recently packed this into a brand new sample bag I have no idea why you had this experience. Could it have been your vessel or the water?
Dang, that’s really odd. I always use fresh water and a clean cup. I brewed it in the pot I use for Dianhong and shou. I’m baffled then. It really had a pickle taste to it and I couldn’t even sip at it. Unsolved mysteries of my tea journey….
There is another possibility that you may not have considered. For any number of reasons a person’s taste buds can be just off. One time I had a cut in my mouth and all my tea tasted terrible for a week.
What you ate before can have an effect
Well…. Its only 24hours old and it’s in my clay pot that I covered. Going to hit it with 90c for 30 seconds for a strong rinse and try again…
can there be non-uniform flavour across a cake?
I can only report what I taste and for me this is sour like a pickle. Tried it again in another cup and the same result. Who know what happened… The pot I used is only for shou and Dianhong… Shouldn’t be an issue. 100c yesterday and 90c today. Unsolved mystery still
lol, his review is a year old, maybe it pickled itself in that time :D
I tried a fresh batch this morning as per my comment above. This is a mystery.
That is crazy. This is one of my favorite ripes. Something must have gone wrong, I will have to try this again.
Next time you drink it let me know. I was in Slack teachat and typed my feelings out as I sipped it… this review is 100% accurate to what I tasted. Maybe you like sour things and don’t notice it?
No way. I just tried this again and it was delicious. No sourness at all. I picked it right off the same cake. Not sure what happened either in the sample bag or in your cup. But seeing as I just recently packed this into a brand new sample bag I have no idea why you had this experience. Could it have been your vessel or the water?
Dang, that’s really odd. I always use fresh water and a clean cup. I brewed it in the pot I use for Dianhong and shou. I’m baffled then. It really had a pickle taste to it and I couldn’t even sip at it. Unsolved mysteries of my tea journey….
There is another possibility that you may not have considered. For any number of reasons a person’s taste buds can be just off. One time I had a cut in my mouth and all my tea tasted terrible for a week.
What you ate before can have an effect
Well…. Its only 24hours old and it’s in my clay pot that I covered. Going to hit it with 90c for 30 seconds for a strong rinse and try again…
can there be non-uniform flavour across a cake?
I can only report what I taste and for me this is sour like a pickle. Tried it again in another cup and the same result. Who know what happened… The pot I used is only for shou and Dianhong… Shouldn’t be an issue. 100c yesterday and 90c today. Unsolved mystery still
lol, his review is a year old, maybe it pickled itself in that time :D
I tried a fresh batch this morning as per my comment above. This is a mystery.