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“Earthy and smooth, with lots of light mineral notes. Maaaybe a hint of molasses sweetness as it cools? Fairly satisfying but unremarkable. It’s been nice on this chilly, breezy Sunday morning.” Read full tasting note
“I probably could have steeped this better. I was going to do a proper gongfu session with it but I was freezing (new furnace being installed, no heat all day) and it’s hard to stay buried in my...” Read full tasting note
“Grandpa style! Couldn’t resist trying some of my newly received shou samples, from my last order, right away. I’ll probably give the rest time to settle but I needed to try something and these...” Read full tasting note
The Pretty Girls shou Puer blend has a beautiful aroma. If one were to try and place it in a broad category in might be a pulling a hot tray of freshly baked cherry danishes from a wood-fired oventype, but we will leave that up to you. Pretty Girls quickly proceeds into sweet shou territory after the rinse. The velvety texture of the soup and complex flavors develop over the coming steeps and eventually settle into a soft sweet profile that can be infused over and over. Drink immediately or age as your prefer.
I probably could have steeped this better. I was going to do a proper gongfu session with it but I was freezing (new furnace being installed, no heat all day) and it’s hard to stay buried in my blanket nest and gongfu at the same time. I ended up doing a bunch of short gongfu type steeps but poured them all together in a big travel mug so I could bundle myself up with tea and a book. The tea was smooth and sweet but I didn’t really get the fruit-filled baked goods flavors mentioned in the description. Pleasant but unremarkable. I have one more ball of the 2021 and a couple of an earlier version that I’ll try to make more of an effort with. Hopefully not combining steeps will make it more interesting.
Grandpa style!
Couldn’t resist trying some of my newly received shou samples, from my last order, right away. I’ll probably give the rest time to settle but I needed to try something and these dragonballs are just such a convenient choice. It’s such a reliably smooth and warming shou with deep notes of caramelized baked dates, molasses, black cherries, and sweet damp earth!!
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Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg2AGzD5d4M&ab_channel=TheRyanBeatty
