I started a session with this one today. So far I am at a loss for words. I am really enjoying this puerh but can’t come up with the words to explain it yet. I used about 7 g in my 90ml gaiwan. I am doing flash steeps – fill, put lid on, and pour. The tea is almost as dark as coffee from the first cup. Very little rough edge, no bitterness. It does not taste at all like the menghai palace I had recently, yet the cedar and leather keeps coming to mind and that is what is throwing me. I can’t explain how it is different but it is. I see other reviewers found it creamy. Maybe I’ll get that later.
Until I figure it out, I’ll just be happy with it. I am also kind of impressed at how well I have handled the gaiwan today. It’s almost like I know what I’m doing. I haven’t even burned a finger yet.
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I got to get into this club….
Haha, one of the great mysteries in life is trying to describe the flavors and aromas of a ripened puerh… I often struggle to find any identifiable tasting notes, except simply that the ripe puerh tastes like a ripe puerh, with the variation perhaps coming from astringency, mouthfeel, color, intensity, etc… It’s a nice tea though, drinking some right now!
After determining it is a ripe puerh, I can tell you if I like it or not. After that it gets a lot more fuzzy. I tend to have broad categories. Leather seems to be one of the few flavors that I can usually subdivide into various types. Though I notice I didn’t here. I’m such a newb.
Wow, subdivisions on leather notes? Impressive… I never ‘think’ leather, but now that you suggest it, it’s definitely easier for me to see/taste that.. thanks!
I got to get into this club….
Haha, one of the great mysteries in life is trying to describe the flavors and aromas of a ripened puerh… I often struggle to find any identifiable tasting notes, except simply that the ripe puerh tastes like a ripe puerh, with the variation perhaps coming from astringency, mouthfeel, color, intensity, etc… It’s a nice tea though, drinking some right now!
After determining it is a ripe puerh, I can tell you if I like it or not. After that it gets a lot more fuzzy. I tend to have broad categories. Leather seems to be one of the few flavors that I can usually subdivide into various types. Though I notice I didn’t here. I’m such a newb.
Wow, subdivisions on leather notes? Impressive… I never ‘think’ leather, but now that you suggest it, it’s definitely easier for me to see/taste that.. thanks!