A rare Butiki sample from Michelle! THANKS SO MUCH. I don’t think I ever had the chance to try this one… would probably have appreciated it more now than then anyway. I would have ruined it with my disastrous steeping parameters back then. I was a little worried this is a ripe mixed with a raw puerh and what that might do with already shaky, temperamental sheng. But I shouldn’t have worried! The leaves are quite large and some of them twiggy, so I wasn’t really expecting a rich, dark puerh. The first and second steeps taste like smoky BBQ spices. There is a very clear, mineral quality that somehow also tastes like autumn leaves. The brew color reminds me of autumn leaves as well. The third steep is very smooth. A light, unique puerh. I was expecting it to get bitter quickly because of that bit of sheng, but it really didn’t get to that point. Even that fourth steep wasn’t at all bitter, but lost some of the BBQ. I really appreciate being able to try another Butiki tea well past Butiki’s time! (Still sobbing over Butiki — there will never be another.)
Steep #1 // 1 1/3 teaspoons in a full mug // 26 minutes after boiling // 1 minute steep
Steep #2 // 20 minutes after boiling // 1 min
Steep #3 // 10 min after boiling // 1 min
Steep #4 // 2 min after boiling // 3-4 min
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The Last Dodo did a group buy and got the remainder of Stacy’s stash of this blend, so I have a hundred grams or so left. Its hard for me to drink this one since it will keep, and then I can say I haven’t sipped down all my Butiki :)
Makes sense! Thanks again for allowing me to try it!
The Last Dodo did a group buy and got the remainder of Stacy’s stash of this blend, so I have a hundred grams or so left. Its hard for me to drink this one since it will keep, and then I can say I haven’t sipped down all my Butiki :)
Makes sense! Thanks again for allowing me to try it!