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drank 2015 Pin by white2tea
379 tasting notes

I have a ton of raw pu’erh to get through. Good thing pu’erh stores well. o.O

The dry leaves smelled of honey, wood, and hay. Different colored dry leaves from silver leaves to medium green to brown leaves. The liquor is aromatic and smelled of honey and leaves, it was a very light amber color. The taste profile began with a slight bitterness, never a put-off type bitterness but one that felt it belonged there. The slight bitterness came with a light, almost tart feeling on the tongue, you could also feel the sides of your tongue react to the light astringency. There were lots of fruit notes, mainly citrus, stonefruits.

As I progress, it morphed into a thick, viscous, almost syrupy honey apricot-peach tea, and then add a little tobacco and smoke. It became less bitter, and sweeter. Lots of mouth action with this tea, super long sweet finish. Towards the end, a wee bit of bitterness would come in for a bit, but again, not in a negative type of way as it remained balanced from the 3rd or 4th infusion but that long sweet finish was ever so present. :)

6g, 110ml, 205F, rinse, 12 steeps: 10s, 13s, 16s, 19s, 22s, 25s, 30s, 35s, 40s, 45s, 1m, 2m

Flavors: Apricot, Citrusy, Hay, Honey, Smoke, Spices, Stonefruit, Sweet, Tart, Tobacco

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 4 OZ / 110 ML
derk

Did it make you dance??

derk

Seriously, if I went to the clubs in the 80s, I’d be going to the bathroom every 20 minutes for a fresh brew of this pu.

Kawaii433

lol derk. Oh yes haha and I’m so “awake” it’s unreal lol. Not jittery or anything like that, just sheer energy, but a serious mood lifter too :D. I meant to add that but I ran off to do some things I wasn’t up to yesterday.

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derk

Did it make you dance??

derk

Seriously, if I went to the clubs in the 80s, I’d be going to the bathroom every 20 minutes for a fresh brew of this pu.

Kawaii433

lol derk. Oh yes haha and I’m so “awake” it’s unreal lol. Not jittery or anything like that, just sheer energy, but a serious mood lifter too :D. I meant to add that but I ran off to do some things I wasn’t up to yesterday.

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Longtime casual tea drinker. In the past, mainly Matcha, Gyokuro, Sencha, Genmaicha… Etc. I like all teas: Green, oolong, black & pu’erh (prefer ripe over raw).

Chanoyu (for matcha prep) and Gongfu cha (for other types of tea) are the main ways I prepare my tea (Gaiwan, Yixing teapot, Kyusu). I drink all tea… Usually unflavored. This past year, I’ve tried many flavored now because of all of you lol. As long as there aren’t artificial sweeteners, it’s all good.

Favorite stores: TeaVivre, What-Cha, Mandala Tea, 52Teas, Whispering Pines, Bird & Blend, Yunnan sourcing, White2Tea, Lupicia.

The flavors I dislike: Artificial sweetener, lavender, violet, any strong floral-perfumey tea; cantaloupe, papaya, honeydew, rose, licorice, anise, jasmine, any mints, leather.

Favorite flavors: Citrus fruits (especially grapefruit & tangerines), granny smith apple, bananas, guava, mango, tamarind, watermelon, stonefruits, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, milk, cinnamon, creme, bread/pastry, nuts, toasted, roasted.

I generally don’t add anything to my teas unless they are flavored, then I may add a splash of milk.

As I explore, my ratings may shift. 90+ generally means I’ll keep it on my shelf.

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