20 Tasting Notes
This was my first pu-erh and I was blown away. I loved the smoky sweetness of this tea. Each re-steep was a little less smoky and a little sweeter- and each cup was delicious. At work today all I could think about was getting home to have a cup of Wild Monk. Yay- it’s Friday and I have all weekend to drink tea. I think I’m hooked…..
Just drank this here in the shop with an old friend of mine! He was so excited by it. Sad to say, though, that this mao cha is nearly gone. Only a few ounces left. But, the good news is that we still have 250 cakes of it left. I had the cakes pressed of this very mao cha and I’m so glad I did. I thought we would have the mao cha around for years – I did not know that it was going to be so very popular! So it’s bittersweet to see the leaf almost depleted, but happy that the pu’er is around. And the neat thing about the pu’er is that it will keep improving. Mao cha typically is good for 4,5 years and then begins to decline. Thanks for writing this up, my friend!!
The first time I had this tea, I sweetened it slightly. The most prominent flavor and scent to me was chamomile. After the chamomile, there was a strong citrus taste and vanilla last. The finish seemed to have more mango. I would have said that this tea would definitely not be a re-buy for me.
The second time I made it, I sweetened and also added milk. This totally changed the tea for me. The milk brought out the creaminess and toned down the chamomile and citrus- which is just what I wanted! I will re-buy!!
