Last night session.
I am not a fan of young puerh. its always bitter, astringent, many times smoky. tastes like hay and tobacco. No matter how careful im about temps and steeping time. plus it gives me stomach aches.
This tea is magnificent. it totally changes my view on young sheng. its buttery smooth, clean and sweet. like faint fresh peas and so creamy. at the same time it does tastes like sheng. i had many steeps and saved leaves for tonight.
I do not recommend you to drink it on the go. It should be savored. Each sip.
And i was soo tea drunk. i could barely type on my iphone. Giggling all the time like child. i call this tea Happy Tea. it didnt make me stoned. its not like Naka when i couldnt move. it just made me very happy. All my troubles disappeared.
I need this tea.
Thank you so much Crimson Lotus tea for the sample. This tea goes on my shopping cart.
7g 100ml gaiwan 200F
rinse/ 3/5/5/5/7/7/10 sec etc
I dont rate teas but on a scale of enjoyment its solid 100
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:D :D :D That is quite a review!
I haven’t been able to become tea drunk in weeks. I’ve been looking forward to trying this more than the shou and I’m a shou person.
Thank you Stephanie ;)
I’m a shou person. the more I drink quality sheng the more appreciative I get. There are days when I crave sheng, especially now with hot weather. This was good kind of drunk. Happy drunk ;)
What is Naka?
Naka is the region. Sheng fr Naka is very powerful. I get stoned. Not something I’m looking for often
Heck lol I just realized I received a different sample. Oh well, my mind does silly things. adds to wishlist
I’m very much on the same boat, except I have to be extra carefully not burning my fingers while handling the gaiwan during spring/summer. The high water temp scares me a little…
Have you tried http://steepster.com/teaware/joseph-enterprises-inc/49959-the-ove-glove-hot-surface-handler?
KiwiDelight, teapot to the rescue! While I have several Gaiwans, they are mostly for testing purposes. I do burn my fingers too. I have small sensitive hands.
Thanks for the reference – I’m keeping this in kind. How is it?
boychick I’m stubborn. I like playing around with pu erh leaf with the gaiwan lid.
The Ove Glove definitely prevents burnt fingers. Since the insulated fingers are thick, it may take a little time to get used to.
AH now I remember! the only one I know of is from Jalam teas
http://www.jalamteas.com/pages/naka-unfermented-puerh
Indigobloom, the one i tried is from Chawangshop. i was brutally drunk, stoned.
http://www.chawangshop.com/index.php/2007-naka-qiao-mu-bamboo-raw-pu-erh-100g.html
there is one from White2tea but its a lil expensive. i didnt have a chance to try. supposed to be amazing
https://www.white2tea.com/tea-shop/2005-naka/
wow that is pricey. I’ll buy it off you if you don’t want the rest of yours (unless it was a fun drunk, then you may wanna keep it haha)
I only have from Chawangshop. Im not brave to spend $32 on 25g. not yet. maybe if i win a lottery lol. for experience getting so drunk that you cant move and have a hangover the next day Chawang did this job well. its around $10 for 100g
Love it haha. Teas that tend to make others “drunk” just get me happy and zen/alert. But I’ve only ever had it from samples. Seriously something to consider! :P