I tried this Puerh out of curiosity. I have to admit is a NOT an every day tea for me, in fact I rarely drink it. But I love it, It has a pungent taste and very floral/perfume like smell. It has a smoky taste and the bamboo fragrance lingers in you mouth. I’m looking forward to try a ripe bamboo fragrance. (Multiple Steeps Gong Fu style… I could not handle a powerful 2 min steep).
I’ve been drinking tea for about 8-10 years now, but Puerh for about 7-8 years. I love learning and I love the people who ae passionate about it. This is a constant learning field and I love that too. I’m mostly in to Puerh, Black tea and Oolongs but I do enjoy other types from time to time.
I’m adding the scale because I noted that we all use the same system but it doesn’t mean the same to all.(I rate the tea not by how much I ‘like it’ only; there are flavors/scents I don’t like but they are quality and are how they are supposed to be and I rate them as such).
90 – 100: AMAZING. This the tea I feel you should drop whatever you are doing and just enjoy.
80-89: Great tea that I would recommend because they are above ‘average’ tea, they usually posses that ‘something’ extra that separates them from the rest.
70-79: An OK tea, still good quality, taste and smell. For me usually the tea that I have at work for everyday use but I can still appreciate and get me going through my day.
60-69: Average nothing special and quality is not high. The tea you make and don’t worry about the EXACT time of steep because you just want tea.
30-59: The tea you should probably avoid, the tea that you can mostly use for iced tea and ‘hide’ what you don’t like.
1-29: Caveat emptor! I feel sorry for my enemies when they drink this tea. :P
DC
