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I should have known better, considering it’s a mini toucha, but it was a free sample with my order. I gave it a chance. I’m not going to go into much detail. I’ll just list a few aspects of the gongfu session. My strainer clogged at the first, third, and fifth steeping. My tea table almost overfilled because how much I dumped. The initial sip is a sharp bite (even with flash steeping) and the after taste is also a sharp taste. I also brewed light for my yixing. The yixing became completely clogged by the “end” of the session.

This would be good if you wanted to western brew puerh on the go. It says it’s meant for portable brewing in the description. Personally, I don’t know of many people that drink puerh western brewed. However, I could be mistaken and many people could enjoy puerh in a big pot. Anyways, this was not a big win for me.

https://instagram.com/p/9LufOfzGb8/?taken-by=haveteawilltravel

Flavors: Astringent, Bitter, Smoke

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
curlygc

Thanks for this review – I was curious about this tea. It seems to have hit on my own personal trifecta of NOPE (astringent, bitter, and smoke). I’ll pass!

SilasSteep

Almost bought this tea with my most recent order…..I opted for the ripe minis instead…they are pretty delicious…sounds like I made the right choice. Bitter and smoky=no bueno.

Haveteawilltravel

Yeah they were free, so thought to give them a shot. I’ve had much better experiences with shou minis then with sheng minis…

SilasSteep

Yeah me too. Sheng mini bricks are not my friend as well. Mini cakes seem to be ok as the leaves are usually still whole (actually sipping a 2014 white wrapper Ye Sheng mini cake from YS right now and its pretty good)…but those mini bricks are too chopped and bitter for me.

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curlygc

Thanks for this review – I was curious about this tea. It seems to have hit on my own personal trifecta of NOPE (astringent, bitter, and smoke). I’ll pass!

SilasSteep

Almost bought this tea with my most recent order…..I opted for the ripe minis instead…they are pretty delicious…sounds like I made the right choice. Bitter and smoky=no bueno.

Haveteawilltravel

Yeah they were free, so thought to give them a shot. I’ve had much better experiences with shou minis then with sheng minis…

SilasSteep

Yeah me too. Sheng mini bricks are not my friend as well. Mini cakes seem to be ok as the leaves are usually still whole (actually sipping a 2014 white wrapper Ye Sheng mini cake from YS right now and its pretty good)…but those mini bricks are too chopped and bitter for me.

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Young and experienced Tea consumer. I’m continuously learning and developing knowledge about tea. If I have learned anything at all from the world of tea it is that I do not know anything about the world of tea. I enjoy good tea, and I try to acquire the best of the best. I usually brew gongfu but I’ve been known from time to time to resort back to western brewing.

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