“I enjoyed drinking this throughout the afternoon & early evening. I’ve reviewed it before, & my previous comments hold. To me it doesn’t taste so much like ginger, rather it has the warming...” Read full tasting note
“Standing on the Rim When I ordered my brick of Pu’er, I made sure to buy a .7 oz packet for sampling right away. I’m so new at storing larger cakes and bricks of PU that I never would have had...” Read full tasting note
“So it is my birthday today, and I wanted to have a special tea. I was between this one, Master Han’s Yunnan Black and the legendary Golden Fleece that I have yet to try. However, this one won out...” Read full tasting note
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“A potent and intriguing shu with strong ginger overtones and classic caramel sweetness. . . . "
The smell of this small-bud 250g brick when wet is thrilling- a combination of sweet, salty, pastry dough with vanilla and a touch of crisp refreshing mint.
Steeped, this is a smooth, rich and mild brew in the early steepings with strong spice notes that grow into warming fresh ginger. This shu pu’er defines the classic- caramel notes, medium-heavy body, slight woody undertones, and cinnamon spice.
Later steepings see the unique fresh ginger qualities accentuated with light fruit notes. Impressively, this pu’er yields many steepings and needs only a few seconds in the water to infuse a strong sweet flavor. The edge provided by the ginger, along with the confident sweetness make this an interesting tea to age- just pressed in 2011, it will be interesting to see how this continues to grow.
NOTES: ginger, caramel, vanilla, apple
Date of Picking: Picked in 2006, pressed and stamped in 2011
Location of Picking: An Ning, Yunnan, China
What Was Picked: Small buds and leaves, wet fermented and pressed into bricks
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