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“Thank you Roswell Strange for sharing this with me. It was randomly selected for today’s #septembersipdown and I’m honestly so grateful it was a flavoured puerh and not a straight one. Gotta ease...” Read full tasting note
“Cold Brew Sipdown (2620)! My mom was recently in Winnipeg and I asked her to stop at Cornelia Bean for me to pick some teas up – this was one of the ones on my wishlist but I guess they don’t carry...” Read full tasting note
Crisp mint is blended with a lime-rum flavour creating a bright, citrus blend.
INGREDIENTS:
Pu-erh tea, crisped mint, flavour (lime-rum), peppermint
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Thank you Roswell Strange for sharing this with me. It was randomly selected for today’s #septembersipdown and I’m honestly so grateful it was a flavoured puerh and not a straight one. Gotta ease my way in.
This actually isn’t bad as far as puerh teas go. That’s due in large part to the mint which covers up the muddy/mushroom/umami qualities of puerh that I don’t really like. I don’t get much in the way of lime or rum if I’m being honest. Mostly this is a mint tea that coats your mouth like puerhs do with that thick/dense mouthfeel.
Oh wait…I take that back…some lime and rum are coming through in the tailend of the sip.So, as far as puerhs go, this is great. As far as teas go, this is meh. I’d probably just have a mint tea on a different base instead of this. As such, I won’t be seeking it out again but I’m also not looking to toss the rest of the sample. So thanks again Roswell Strange for finding me a tolerable puerh :)
Cold Brew Sipdown (2620)!
My mom was recently in Winnipeg and I asked her to stop at Cornelia Bean for me to pick some teas up – this was one of the ones on my wishlist but I guess they don’t carry it anymore. It’s a shame because it’s such a unique flavoured pu’erh blend!
Anyway, without the ability to restock it, I figured it was as good a time as any to finally finish off the last bit I’ve been holding onto. It was just enough to make a cold brew, which seemed like a fitting send off. Definitely a very, very smooth tea with a grounding earthiness mixed with the sweet, fresh flavour of peppermint and spearmint. The hint of lime adds brightness and really ties the whole Cuban Highball profile all together.
I will miss this one!
Tolerable is a success, in my books ;)
There are a few Cornelia Bean blends that I’m quite interested in (including this one), but I’m not sure the $25 shipping to the US is worth it.
@Roswell Strange haha just such a low bar and yet so few puerhs reach it
@amandastory516 the last time I ordered from Cornelia Bean was years ago and if I am being honest, none of the teas really stand out to me. I don’t even remember what I got. The ones I had recently were samples from Roswell Strange so she might have better insight into whether the shipping is worth it.
I probably wouldn’t pay the shipping – all my Cornelia blends I bought at the store in person, on vacation. Though, I do really like the three pu’erhs I bought (this, Pistachio, and Anise). Those I will be very sad about when I finish them off.