I brought this adorable little bag of loose Puerh with me when I recently returned to Oxford for a talk, along with my Gaiwan and little tea cups. I then ended up having to stay up horribly late to finish a self-study assignment that I’d kinda neglected…
With that in mind, I wanted something energising and dark and thought this Puerh would fit the bill. However, without any way to measure it and any Gong-Fu instructions for it to hand, I had to do a bit of guesswork and definitely guessed wrong. I overleafed this spectacularly. A 2-3" infusion produced tea that was a black as fresh coffee and probably a little stronger :P
It was really smooth, though – just like a delicious, dark-roasted, full-bodied coffee. It was so strong, though, that it hurt my tummy a little… XD
Still, given the promising flavour of the tea (it really was delicious, extreme strength aside), I think I’ll rebrew it according to Brenden’s written instructions in a mug at some point and write a proper review XD And maybe I’ll do a milder Gong-Fu session using the instructions I had for the Canton Tea Co “White Dragon” loose Puerh, which was similarly tippy and delicious looking!
Definitely nothing wrong with this tea, as far as I could tell. Hopefully a proper brew will leave me as impressed as I certainly wanted to be!
People who liked this
Comments
Hey Red! Just so you know, there’s gong-fu directions for each of my teas on the website. Unfortunately I can’t fit it all on the bags :-( Here’s a link: http://whisperingpinestea.com/2012-huron-gold-needle.html#product_tabs_Brewing
Awh, thanks! :D The problem I had was that I didn’t really have any good internet access… Still, thanks for the info and I’ll deffo brew it carefully, as per your instructions next time! :D
(Like I said in the review, I have no doubt this is wonderful tea! I’m totally to blame for just guessing and getting it so horribly wrong XD)
Oh, no worries! I’m looking into trying to find a way to let customers know about all of the extra info available online without having to print little flyers for each box (i try to keep paper use minimal). Will probably put a little note that pops up on the order confirmation page :-)
Heh, I definitely can’t fault you for cutting down paper usage! :-) I’ll deffo re-try this Puerh properly some time during this week – I’ll be sure to actually follow the instructions this time XD Thanks Brenden!
Looking forward to hearing results! :-)
Hey Red! Just so you know, there’s gong-fu directions for each of my teas on the website. Unfortunately I can’t fit it all on the bags :-( Here’s a link: http://whisperingpinestea.com/2012-huron-gold-needle.html#product_tabs_Brewing
Awh, thanks! :D The problem I had was that I didn’t really have any good internet access… Still, thanks for the info and I’ll deffo brew it carefully, as per your instructions next time! :D
(Like I said in the review, I have no doubt this is wonderful tea! I’m totally to blame for just guessing and getting it so horribly wrong XD)
Oh, no worries! I’m looking into trying to find a way to let customers know about all of the extra info available online without having to print little flyers for each box (i try to keep paper use minimal). Will probably put a little note that pops up on the order confirmation page :-)
Heh, I definitely can’t fault you for cutting down paper usage! :-) I’ll deffo re-try this Puerh properly some time during this week – I’ll be sure to actually follow the instructions this time XD Thanks Brenden!
Looking forward to hearing results! :-)