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drank White2Tea 2006 Yunhai Nannuo by white2tea
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I’m excited. Just got my Black Friday order from White2Tea and this is my first sample. I’ve started to work my way up the quality ladder, and am very impressed. I’m enough of a newby that I won’t provide a numerical score yet.

This is extremely smooth for a pu-erh. The flavor is a complex mix of wood, straw and hints of caramel and veggies. The first few cups had tons of cha qi, but it’s not as powerful now (5th steep). I agree with the web-site assessment: “The soup is smooth, bronze colored, and has lasting huigan [sweet aftertaste]”. I’m really enjoying this.
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190 °F / 87 °C 0 min, 15 sec
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gmathis
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I don’t know that I’ve ever seen soup used as tea vocabulary before, but it’s a perfectly apt noun for rich, thick tea, isn’t it? (P.S. This sounds very, very good!)

Dr Jim
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I’ve seen a lot of puerh tastes described as soup. This is one that seems to fit: rich like a broth.

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gmathis
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I don’t know that I’ve ever seen soup used as tea vocabulary before, but it’s a perfectly apt noun for rich, thick tea, isn’t it? (P.S. This sounds very, very good!)

Dr Jim
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I’ve seen a lot of puerh tastes described as soup. This is one that seems to fit: rich like a broth.

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Retired engineer/physicist.
My ratings will usually be based on multiple tastings. Oolong teas are generally 3 grams of tea in 6 oz water for 1 minute. Black teas are 1.5 grams of tea in 6 oz water for 3-4 minutes. Pu-erh is 3 grams in 2.5 oz, generally 10, 10, 20, 30, 60 sec. Since I use less tea, 6 sessions is equivalent to twice that many for people who use 7 grams of tea.

My numerical ratings are all based on how much enjoyment I took from the tea. Since I prefer blacks and oolongs, they will receive higher scores. I also give a couple of extra points to decafs, just because I can drink them in the evening without staying up half the night. I don’t dislike flavored teas, but find that they lack the complexity of finer teas.

90-100 = superior, worth a high price
80-89 = Excellent. Will buy again
70-79 = Good tea, but probably won’t buy
60-69 = Nothing really wrong, but…
Below 60 = Wouldn’t drink again. Probably didn’t finish

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