35 Tasting Notes

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I bought a 50g sample of this after reading all the rave reviews on Steepster, but sadly it was a little disappointing. The tea is pretty good—strong with that Menghai bitterness. But it’s just sort of…flat. Hard to describe—this tea just tastes so average, with very few flavors jumping out at me. It’s sort of like eating mild salsa. It tastes like salsa, it looks like salsa, but it’s just not as interesting as eating the spicier, more interesting stuff.

mrmopar

Did this one just arrive in the mail? I always try to let any puerh sit in open air a few days when I get them in. They can go flat during the shipping process. And if I know Berylleb there is a little desiccant packet in with the tea in the envelope. They suck all the moisture out of the tea.

jonesie.com

Huh, that could be it. I’m gonna try sticking it in my trusty pumidor bucket, will report back.

mrmopar

I think that will help. They all taste flat to me right out of the box. Try it in a week as that is usually how long I wait. Cakes , sometimes a month.

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I just got this tea in my much-delayed Yunnan Sourcing shipment! Ordered about a month ago, and apparently the package went through customs hell… The Chinese post found drugs in the cargo crate and every shipment was opened one by one. So when the box arrived at my door, all battered and bruised…well my hopes were low.

Fortunately, this tea is awesome! First of all, the price is simply incredible. $12 for 250g is unbelievably cheap, and plus the fact that this is organic(!) makes this a steal. The tea itself is delish, thick and sweet. It’s heavy on the cherrywood flavor, and it’s got a sweet fruitiness in the aftertaste. Reminds me a little of the 2013 Yunnan Sourcing Mini Tous, which I’ve also tried. The tea doesn’t go quite as long as I’d like—it’s not one of those that’s going to keep going strong all day—but it’s still delicious and an absolutely killer value!

Edit: also, it’s a cute little mushroom! What more could you ask for?

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90

Lovely tea! The appearance of the dry leaf is just beautiful, all different size leaves and colors. The tea itself smells like hay and grass. Reminds me of how I used to pluck grassroots as a kid and chew on the ends. Sort of a sweet, not-quite-floral flavor that I haven’t found anywhere else!

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80

When I first got this cake, I was new to pu-erh, didn’t really know how to brew it, and thought it tasted like dirt. Now that I’ve learned more about tea, I think it tastes like earth. Which is way different than dirt! This tea has a sort of spicy sweetness that comes on in later steeps, as well as a sort of fruity taste that I can’t really describe. I’m not sure this is a phenomenal tea objectively, but it got me into pu-erh, and I’ve grown to love it. It’s tasty, reliable, and forgiving to brew!

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25

Talk about watery tea! I was excited to try this since I like the flavor of Earl Grey, but right out of the bag the scent was cloying. Like those citrus air fresheners, but with some vanilla added in. Luckily the tea doesn’t taste the same when brewed—in fact, it hardly tastes at all! There are some notes of Earl Grey flavor, but the tea turns out the same watery way no matter how much I use or how long I steep it. Overall, kind of a disappointment.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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