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drank Caramel Toffee Puerh by Teayama
350 tasting notes

This one isn’t on Teayama’s website anymore, but the description is still available on Amazon. Either way, I’m pretty sure this is the Metropolitan Scottish Caramel Pu-erh blend. I made it this morning to compare with the similar Coffee Lovers’ Tea by Tay Tea. The dry tea smells delicious, sweet and caramel-y. I used 3g for a 10oz mug, two quick rinses with boiling water, then steeped for 5min. I was a bit disappointed that the amazing smell doesn’t really translate very well into the flavour of the tea. Mostly it just has that earthy cooked puerh taste, with a bit of sweetness and caramel in the aroma. I wonder if rinsing twice actually washed away some of the flavouring? Anyway, it’s a pleasant enough mug of tea, but the Tay Tea blend I was comparing it to retained more of the added flavour even after the two rinses. I think I’ll try just doing a single rinse the next time I make this, maybe add a little bit of milk and sugar to bring out the caramel flavour.

Edited to add: Huh, second steeping (7min) was actually sweeter and creamier. Interesting! Glad I tried that.

Flavors: Caramel

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 3 g 10 OZ / 295 ML

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I’m drinking a lot more pure tea these days, though I still love a good flavoured blend too. Current favourites: Chinese and Taiwanese blacks, fresh Chinese greens, oolongs both green and roasted, sheng puer.

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