Today we have Yunnan Sourcing tea from the raw pu’erh club. I let this rest for 4 or 5 days first before sampling. I started by lightly breaking up the sample into smaller pieces, heating up my yixing. Then adding the leaf and a quick rinse. It was so clean only one rinse was needed.
The first steeping which was barely more than a flash steeping produced a light pale liquor looking much like a green tea. I got strong grassy note aroma right off the bat. The taste was grassy, vegetal, clean and astringent and a teeny bit too bitter.
The second steeping again flash steeped produced a similar liquor almost exactly the same. Though all the flavors and aroma’s were a tiny bit stronger. The third steeping again produced much the same result, telling me this tea has a bit of staying power. The fourth steeping was actually slightly stronger, bringing in a tiny bit of citrus taste to it. The fifth was also a bit citrus as well.
Im not getting much of the sweet flavors mentioned in the description. I do like this tea, its quite refreshing and though bitter isnt overpoweringly so. I think even a few years on this tea will make it in something exceptional.
I recommend this tea to people who like greens and young raws. Its quite nice , grassy and vegetal with a good mouthfeel and nice staying power.
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Flavors: Astringent, Bitter, Grass, Vegetal
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