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“Gongfu! After hearing all the hype surrounding the original pressing, I’m finally taking W2T’s 2024 Moon Bear Mini for a spin – and of course I had to do it in the matching teacup!! I know this tea...” Read full tasting note
“95C 1st Steep (15s): Light but sweet, with some lemony undertones ? Other than that nothing too interesting about this first steep, very light color. 2nd Steep (25s): Nice and still, the citrusy...” Read full tasting note
2024 Moon Bear doesn’t really fit neatly into a genre box. Not exactly raw Puer, not really white tea. Whatever you want to call it this Yunnan tea performs like a smoother version of fresh raw Puer with unique bright aromatics and a supple soup carrying savory flavors.
We didn’t intend to make this into a mainstay, but after an appearance in our tea club and severe arm twisting from our lovely members, the Moon Bear is back.
Gongfu!
After hearing all the hype surrounding the original pressing, I’m finally taking W2T’s 2024 Moon Bear Mini for a spin – and of course I had to do it in the matching teacup!! I know this tea sits somewhere inbetween being a white tea and a sheng pu’erh, but personally I found it a little more white tea-like. Once the dragonball started to more fully open up the liquor became quite viscous and creamy. Hard to sum up the overall taste profile, but in its sweet spot I found it somewhat at the middle point of when you take sweetened condensed milk and cook it stovetop to make dulce de leche – but with a more savory and brothy backend. One thing that did surprise me was how prone to bitterness this tea was; a few times I lost focus on infusion times while snacking on dragonfruit and the resulting brew definitely had some punch to it. Very interesting, very complex. I definitely get why there was so much demand for it!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/C89zwqnOrHa/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko-DAwsi83U
95C
1st Steep (15s):
Light but sweet, with some lemony undertones ? Other than that nothing too interesting about this first steep, very light color.
2nd Steep (25s):
Nice and still, the citrusy taste is still pretty present, I admit this isn’t what I envisioned this to taste like.
3rd Steep (30s):
Some mild bitterness is starting, but for now it’s not prevalent, the citrus notes now fuse with that bitterness, giving a well-dimensioned taste, although most is at the front.
4th Steep (40s):
Not much difference to note
5th Steep (45s):
Now the bitterness is overwhelming, the citrus taste is gone
6th Steep (60s):
Completely bitter, gross.
- Flavor Complexity: 5/30
- Brewing Forgiveness: 15/20
- Quality Across Infusions: 5/20
- Overall Enjoyment: 20/30
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