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Sirentian drank 2017 Autumn Yi Wu "Yi Bi Village" Wild Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake by Yunnan Sourcing

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This is a real shame. I’m not sure which parameter here made me get such a different experience from the previous tasting.

Date drunk: 2023-02-14
- 7g in 140ml Yixing pot
- Rinsed once: wet leaves not as fragrant as the last time.
- 1st infusion (98˚C, 0:15)
- Liquor is rich golden colour but taste a bit flat, metallic. I think the lower temperature before (90-95˚C) was the way to go with this tea. After the liquor has cooled a bit, I get a bit of tangy apricot, some slight astringency, faint seaweed/marine brine.
- Rating: 80
- 2nd infusion (95˚C, 0:15)
- Liquor darker honey-brown now. Texture is so thick and syrupy. Flavour is really like green mangoes/papayas though – tangy, slightly bitter, and astringent, but without the fruity sweetness.
- Rating: 76
- 3rd infusion (95˚C, 0:15)
- Very astringent. I think I used too much leaf? What a shame, maybe I should have split it into 2x 3.5g sessions :(
- Rating: 70
- 4th & 5th infusion (97˚C, 0:20)
- Flavourless, like a diluted and astringent stale generic Chinese green tea blend
- Rating: 67

Rating: 72

Flavors: Apricot, Astringent, Marine, Metallic, Seaweed

Preparation

205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 7 g 5 OZ / 140 ML

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Amateur tea enthusiast here. I told myself I would start with studying Chinese teas when I first encountered good tea at Song Tea in San Francisco in 2016, and it’s now 2023 and I feel like I’m still just beginning to scratch the surface of Chinese teas.

Maybe someday I will move on to Indian, Japanese, Korean, etc. teas…

For my day job I work in tech as well as write some fiction on the side.

The next step in my tea journey is to start training my nose with an aroma kit to get a more precise handle on floral notes.

My Tea Rating Scale: (adapted from @benmw)
100 : Unforgettable, life-changing tea experience.
95–99: Extraordinary – Beyond impressive.
90–94: Impressive – Deep complexity, extreme clarity, or unexpected discovery of wonderful flavor. Made me reconsider the category. Would always want to drink this if I had the chance.
80–89: Delicious – Nuanced, balanced, clear, and complex layering of flavors. Would probably buy this tea again.
70–79: Very Good – Nuanced flavors, perhaps not as balanced or complex as the next step up, but clear and very enjoyable. Would consider buying again if the price was right.
60–69: Good – Clear flavors, representative of the category, but doesn’t set a standard. Good as an everyday tea. Would not buy unless desperate (e.g. when travelling without access to better tea).
50–59: Average. Would not pay money for this, but would drink if it was provided FOC.
30–49: Below Average. Would not drink this again even if it were free.
0–29: Undrinkable. Could not even finish the cup.

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