I received a small sample of this from LiberTEAS (thanks once again!)
The initial fragrance was a bit musty in the package but, once allowed to breathe, it became cleaner and moss-like.
I “over cooked” this a bit, but it still turned out pretty awesome. (I love a forgiving tea.) The color is copper but approaching garnet. The fragrance mellowed to something that was earthy and I also detected a slight salinity. Finally, the flavor was very mellow and even. Sometimes pu erhs have a mushroom (fungal) taste but this had notes of vanilla and caramel with just a faint metallic after taste.
There are simply too many great pu erhs to try that I don’t see myself repeating a purchase of any single one. However, if you like finding and sticking with a few of choice, give this one a try.
Wow, how delicious-sounding! You’re actually liking “earthy”? This must be really good! :)
I am slowly developing a taste for it. It still isn’t my favorite tea, but, it isn’t as bad as the first time I tried it either… you know what I mean?