I drank this at Hidden Peak Teahouse in Santa Cruz today, gong fu style, with boiling water, 30 seconds a steep. It was $35 for a pot. I also enjoyed appetizers and dessert.
The first first steep was very grassy and a bit vegetal, so grassy that I began to question my life choices. But I remembered that it would probably improve with further steeps, and I was right. The second steep was earthy and slightly malty, with a grassy note at the end of the sip. The third steep was malty and grassy. The fourth steep was nicely earthy and malty, while the fifth was similar, with a grassy note at the end of the sip.
I’m happy I gave it a try. I want to try more fancy pu-erhs.
Flavors: Earth, Grass, Malt, Vegetal
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I’d be happy to part with some of mine for your enjoyment and education.
How many total steeps did you take it through?
Thanks derk, I would happily accept! I could give you a few teas in exchange. I did the fifth steep after closing time while we were dealing with the check. They closed at 3pm today for Christmas Eve. So only five steeps.
I will get something together for you early next week. Send me a message with your address and any flavors you like or dislike unless you just want some surprises. That’s a shame your session was cut short. The puerh was probably just getting started.
I’d be happy to part with some of mine for your enjoyment and education.
How many total steeps did you take it through?
Thanks derk, I would happily accept! I could give you a few teas in exchange. I did the fifth steep after closing time while we were dealing with the check. They closed at 3pm today for Christmas Eve. So only five steeps.
I will get something together for you early next week. Send me a message with your address and any flavors you like or dislike unless you just want some surprises. That’s a shame your session was cut short. The puerh was probably just getting started.