Finally got my hand on some of the weird/awesome looking plated/braided raw pu’erh.
Knowing nothing about why this is done, I just really like the appearance but would never buy it just for that. First thing I notice is that this is indeed braided. That’s pretty awesome.
No scent to the tea which is odd. Brewing it for 20 seconds and it’s almost close. I decided to twist the leaf apart and noticed that one of the six leaves is a really dark one and the rest are shades of olive to green.
Taste wise this is weak and flat. With absolutely no body to the liquid or hopes to finding qi, it’s not as disappointing as you would think. It’s drinkable in a way that a lot of sheng is not because of the accidentally overstep or water ratio to leaf. This seems fairly easy to steep and drink. While there is little to nothing to taste to this type of tea, not sure brand or how many places even do it, I still find a value to trying it or even buying it.
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Where did you get this one? I’ve got a good amount of a plait pu erh I was sent by mistake. It is rather smokey and certainly nothing incredible, but I enjoy it. I’ll send you some if you are interested in the style.
This had no smoke. I’ll ask my friend and find out :)
I’d be curious to see what it’s like when smokey, assuming more potent.
Where did you get this one? I’ve got a good amount of a plait pu erh I was sent by mistake. It is rather smokey and certainly nothing incredible, but I enjoy it. I’ll send you some if you are interested in the style.
This had no smoke. I’ll ask my friend and find out :)
I’d be curious to see what it’s like when smokey, assuming more potent.