This sample was sent to me by a Steepster friend. It is a really nice sheng, I am enjoying it this morning. For such a young tea, it is pretty mellow. It has some really great flavors, it’s lemony, sweet, melon, floral and a tiny bit of smoke. There was a small bit of bitterness in the first two steeps that has mostly gone away now that I’ve reached steep #3 and #4. Mostly it’s sweet! It’s good to have some shengs that don’t knock you over with harshness. The price is still reasonable too (today it’s $39.00 for a 400g cake).
I am tempted to buy the cake, just not sure if it would fit in my mailbox and otherwise the post office will lose it… :( Anyway I am really glad I got to try this one!
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YS always gets me with the high shipping costs…I keep almost ordering and then not :(
This was me two days ago :P
Not bad for a purple bud for sure.
Are the purple buds supposed to be on the stronger side? I don’t know much about them.
I keep doing the same exact thing Stephanie…. I make a cart up, see the shipping, and back away from my computer. lol (their teaware is SO REASONABLY priced, though! A few of the cup sets have me drooling…and those are definitely worth the shipping cost…)
Purple varietals are not my thing, but I’ve come to respect them. I find them to be a lot more ‘throaty’ than your regular Puerh and with age usually delivers a ‘darker’ sweetness, to me like dates raisins with a lingering tart in the back of the throat. I like Puerh versions, but I have to admit I can’t stomach the black tea made out of them so far.
Dragon Tea House has free shipping, I am just saying… they are one of my favorite vendors at the moment.
I haven’t heard of them! Thanks, TeaBrat! Gonna’ go check them out right now. :)
Don’t do this TeaBrat! I’m trying to save LOL!
DeliriumFrogs – you are welcome :)
JC – you came to the wrong place mwa ha ha!
Damn you!… It would be a mortal wound if you.. provided the link :D
Purple buds can be bitter on the palate but this one is amazing. So easy to drink and very sweet!
I think I may have an unopened sample of this one, maybe I should give it a try soon. I’ve mostly had purple bud as black tea and well.. not for me, but I’ve had good Puerh so far. If you have other recommendations keep ’em coming!
YS always gets me with the high shipping costs…I keep almost ordering and then not :(
This was me two days ago :P
Not bad for a purple bud for sure.
Are the purple buds supposed to be on the stronger side? I don’t know much about them.
I keep doing the same exact thing Stephanie…. I make a cart up, see the shipping, and back away from my computer. lol (their teaware is SO REASONABLY priced, though! A few of the cup sets have me drooling…and those are definitely worth the shipping cost…)
Purple varietals are not my thing, but I’ve come to respect them. I find them to be a lot more ‘throaty’ than your regular Puerh and with age usually delivers a ‘darker’ sweetness, to me like dates raisins with a lingering tart in the back of the throat. I like Puerh versions, but I have to admit I can’t stomach the black tea made out of them so far.
Dragon Tea House has free shipping, I am just saying… they are one of my favorite vendors at the moment.
I haven’t heard of them! Thanks, TeaBrat! Gonna’ go check them out right now. :)
Don’t do this TeaBrat! I’m trying to save LOL!
DeliriumFrogs – you are welcome :)
JC – you came to the wrong place mwa ha ha!
Damn you!… It would be a mortal wound if you.. provided the link :D
Purple buds can be bitter on the palate but this one is amazing. So easy to drink and very sweet!
I think I may have an unopened sample of this one, maybe I should give it a try soon. I’ve mostly had purple bud as black tea and well.. not for me, but I’ve had good Puerh so far. If you have other recommendations keep ’em coming!