This is an excellent tea. There was very little bitterness to this, just a little. While I won’t say it wasn’t sweet, the sweetness was subtle. It didn’t rush at you like some apricoty sheng. This is a tea I was supposed to get for free with my black Friday order. It was left out of that order along with a gaiwan. Paul sent the missing items and gave me three of this tea instead of one. It seems to have some qi, but not tea drunk kind of qi. This is a tea I wish I had picked up more of with my last order with White2Tea which is still inbound from China. This is the second rolled puer I have tried. And I have to say I like it as much or more than the Misty Peaks version. It is hard to say which is better from one session, but this is good. This has a strong, slightly bitter aftertaste.
I brewed this ten times in a 100ml gaiwan with one puer ball or 8g leaf and 200 degree water. I gave it a 10 second rinse. Didn’t give this one a rest. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec, 30 sec, 45 sec, and 1 min.
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Very little bitterness and subtle sweetness – that leaves sourness, saltiness and umami.
Thanks very kind of Paul.
Better than Misty Peaks hey ;)
That was my initial reaction. That I liked it more than Misty Peaks. Hard to say if I will feel that way the next time I drink it. And it was nice of Paul to send me three. He only owed me one. There was no sourness to it and I don’t think saltiness. Not sure if I know what umami tastes like to know about that.
These are a better value than Misty Peaks, I think he charges $1.99 whereas Misty Peaks is something like $12.99 for two.
Very little bitterness and subtle sweetness – that leaves sourness, saltiness and umami.
Thanks very kind of Paul.
Better than Misty Peaks hey ;)
That was my initial reaction. That I liked it more than Misty Peaks. Hard to say if I will feel that way the next time I drink it. And it was nice of Paul to send me three. He only owed me one. There was no sourness to it and I don’t think saltiness. Not sure if I know what umami tastes like to know about that.
These are a better value than Misty Peaks, I think he charges $1.99 whereas Misty Peaks is something like $12.99 for two.