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drank 2002 Smoky Lee by pu-erh.sk
32 tasting notes

Strangest dry leaf smell of smokey BBQ. The first few steeps aren’t very nice. Smoked candy is how I would describe it, but the smoke was too powerful for how sweet it is. After the initial steeps the smokiness takes a back seat to the sweetness.

As far as smokey teas go, this one stands out as being above average. When compared to xiaguan and other “smokey” factory tea, this one has more depth and a more synergistic appeal.

I enjoyed this one for well over 15 steeps and, as far as I am concerned, I’m only half way to the end of this one.

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AllanK

There must be some difference in Puerh.sks supply of cakes. I drank this last night and didn’t find the smoke too overpowering. Yes it was smoky but not more than I could handle. Boychik reported that it was overpoweringly smoky. Maybe some cakes received more smoke than others.

kevdog19

I just have a sample and I didn’t really air it out or anything before sticking it in the teapot. I kind of felt like the smoke:sweetness ratio was off for the initial steeps, not that it was overpowering. Just out of sync, until it mellows out.

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AllanK

There must be some difference in Puerh.sks supply of cakes. I drank this last night and didn’t find the smoke too overpowering. Yes it was smoky but not more than I could handle. Boychik reported that it was overpoweringly smoky. Maybe some cakes received more smoke than others.

kevdog19

I just have a sample and I didn’t really air it out or anything before sticking it in the teapot. I kind of felt like the smoke:sweetness ratio was off for the initial steeps, not that it was overpowering. Just out of sync, until it mellows out.

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