90

This was a fantastic pu’er, my first REAL brewing of sheng. Unfortunately, I started with much hotter water than was recommended, and I paid for it with bracing astringency in the early steeps and relatively few steeps. Once the astringency calmed down, I was greeted with an intensely sweet and fruity tea. The huigan lasted forever, and the flavors hovered between plum and apricot. Wonderful feeling from this tea, too, nicely euphoric, with a little silliness. I may revise the rating after getting a proper temperature steeping from the beginning, because the early bitterness, while pleasant, overwhelmed the rather more pleasant stone fruit flavors.

I wrote a lot more, and it’s not really conducive to being copied! For the full review, see http://writing.drab-makyo.com/posts/tasting/2016/03/22/misty-peaks-spring-mountain-2015-puer/

Flavors: Apricot, Astringent, Autumn Leaf Pile, Camphor, Plum

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 0 min, 15 sec 8 g 4 OZ / 120 ML

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After several dark years in coffee land, I’m back to the world of tea. I’m still very much new to everything, but I’m trying anything I can get my paws on and enjoying all of it.

I’m a fan of pu-erh, oolong, and have a soft spot for intensely bergamot Earl Greys.

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