First impression:
Surprised by the strong fruity flavor. The puerh teas I have tried have been dark, earthy, dirt, musty and full-bodied, or a pale, light version of those. If someone enjoys fruitiness in the flavors, this tea is fruity.
Tasted at one-minute of steeping: the fruity flavor was markedly there.
Took out tea ball at 4.5 minutes. More of the earth taste I expected, and fruity flavor still dramatically present.
If someone is looking for that very earthy, musty, dirt flavor and texture experience of puerh, I would not recommend this tea for that experience.
If someone drinks flavored black teas, or fruity black teas, then Harney’s Puerh might be an introduction to puerh for them.
For me, this tea is useful for the health benefits of puerh, but will consider combining it sometimes with a plain black tea, such as Harney’s Special English Breakfast.
Might post updates after subsequent tastings.
You should try a puerh gong fu sometime. Lots of variance between the steeps most of the time.
Thank you for the puerh suggestion. I appreciate it.
Absolutely, no worries and it is a big field this puerh stuff.