Breaking this out as a sample from finepuerh. It is a 10 gram sample that I purchased from them. I am brewing this in a claypot Yixing as the Gaiwan still has some unfinished brew in it.
The dry leaf looks a little different. It has some stems in with the leaf but I have had others this way also. I gave a quick 5 second rinse and let this sit for an hour. It has a subdued aroma of something akin to wet hay. The first brew came out a nice golden/bronze color. It has nice woody and camphory and light citrus notes to it. It gives a nice aftertaste that lasts for a while after drinking it. Almost no strong bitterness and a good feeling after drinking it. A testament to good storage on this one with no off notes or aroma. Multiple notes on this one and nice to drink.
Flavors: Bitter, Camphor, Citrus, Wood
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I love a good lingering aftertaste :)
you let it sit for an hour after the rinse to hydrate? that’s a long wait. I have been experimenting with waiting longer after the rinse with puer as well. otherwise the first steep can be quite thin.
Yeah Asaf, I do this most of the time. The rinse is always very fast and then what water is left in the leaf just kind of creeps in the when I leave it in the brewing vessel. I am like you and thought the first steep was thin. The wait time has helped some in this.
This is the I’ll be sipping in the next few days. :-D
I love a good lingering aftertaste :)
you let it sit for an hour after the rinse to hydrate? that’s a long wait. I have been experimenting with waiting longer after the rinse with puer as well. otherwise the first steep can be quite thin.
Yeah Asaf, I do this most of the time. The rinse is always very fast and then what water is left in the leaf just kind of creeps in the when I leave it in the brewing vessel. I am like you and thought the first steep was thin. The wait time has helped some in this.
This is the I’ll be sipping in the next few days. :-D