This is my favorite tea right now. I have tried puh’ers in the past, but I have often been overwhelmed by the hay like aromas of many ripe puh’ers. I realize that ripe pu’ers are an acquired taste, but Noble Mark is really a smoother and more mellow version of this type of tea. I do prepare it a bit differently than most would, as I do one ten second rinse followed by steepings of 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes and finally five minutes at 208 degrees. This was the result of experimenting with the tea a bit. I really like the results that I got! The longer steepings give me a dark cup of tea that is not too overwhelming, but at the same time the flavors are much more complex than pu’ers that I have tried in the past!
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This is wonderful to hear! Noble Mark has been my first tea of the day for almost 8 months now! When I created this blend I was so happy with it. Still am… moreso as it gains some age. The cakes that I had pressed of it are also aging nicely and beginning to really open up flavor/complexity-wise. Over the next one to two years, the cakes will overtake the loose leaf insofar as the complexity. Amazing the changes that occur from the steaming and pressing. You may want to try the cake sometime, too!
Thanks so much for taking the time to write your thoughts down on this tea.
Gracias,
Garret
I actually have the cake version! I didn’t realize Noble Mark was loose leaf. I will have to pay more attention next time I review a tea!
This is wonderful to hear! Noble Mark has been my first tea of the day for almost 8 months now! When I created this blend I was so happy with it. Still am… moreso as it gains some age. The cakes that I had pressed of it are also aging nicely and beginning to really open up flavor/complexity-wise. Over the next one to two years, the cakes will overtake the loose leaf insofar as the complexity. Amazing the changes that occur from the steaming and pressing. You may want to try the cake sometime, too!
Thanks so much for taking the time to write your thoughts down on this tea.
Gracias,
Garret
I actually have the cake version! I didn’t realize Noble Mark was loose leaf. I will have to pay more attention next time I review a tea!