Grandpa Style!
This is the first tea from Intergalactic that I’ve been a little underwhelmed by. Maybe my expectations were too high after the last couple teas, but I just found this shou pu’erh to be a little bit flat/bland. It does have a very, very approachable and clean soil/earth notes and just a hint of a fruitiness to it, but mostly I found it sort of lacked character. It did make a decent enough option to mindlessly sip while working on some boring data entry type stuff while working from home.
Yeah, I think my verdict (based on this first impression anyway) is that this is a good “desk mate” type of pu’erh or, possibly, a really safe entry point pu’erh to someone who’s been turned off by the “fishy” taste of shou pu’erh or really aggressive earthiness.
Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz4fs9mOA2Y/?img_index=3 (3rd & 4th Pic)
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zaapnXxd-A