289 Tasting Notes

89

Update 4 years later: it has thickened. Taste remains awesome. Flowery, a little bitter, and green.

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89

This is like a solid 7572, only better and organic. Tastes of bread dough. A solid simple good tea and a great bargain.

tea123

Good to see your back to steepster with a review.

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This is one of the most unique teas I’ve ever tried. It’s got a weird wild zippy burnt type bitterness that goes off the charts if brewed for more than even 30 seconds. This tea requires very short steeps. Nice caffeine kick, and boy was it durable. It went as long as a pu erh. I don’t love it but it is really interesting. Some good descriptions on the YS China site by other reviewers.

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drank Almost by Liquid Proust Teas
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Enjoying this today, a unique blend of black and white from LP (like me and my wife). A nice treat!

Roswell Strange

Would you say the white tea or the black tea is more prominent?

Rich

You can really taste both. It’s pretty interesting.

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91

This is an excellent tea, organic or not. It is really mellow and strong, somewhat sweet, and very tasty. I love that it is certified organic, which I believe is not hype given that I trust the vendor. This is my favorite of the second bunch of 2018 ripes released from Yunnan Sourcing in recent months, and much better than the other organic ripes I’ve tried from YS. I like to support organic efforts in China, so I’m going to buy a lot of cakes.

looseTman

Rich,
Which of YS’s certified-organic ripe puerh have you most enjoyed?
Thanks!

Rich

This one, for sure. I think their organic gong ting cakes get positive reviews on their website, but I haven’t tried them. Worth sampling their organic house ripes for sure. Happy sipping!

looseTman

Thanks for the reply & suggestions. Alas, “Lasting Aroma” is NLA – No longer available. Any thoughts about: https://yunnansourcing.com/products/2017-yunnan-sourcing-classic-certified-organic-ripe-pu-erh-tea-cake

ashmanra

Hello there, looseTman! It has been a long time. Hope you are well!

Rich

I have not tried any of those.

looseTman

Hello there, ashmanra! Yes, it has, but we still enjoy pu-erh every morning. Yes, thanks we are CV-free. We hope you and your family are well also!

looseTman

Rich, Ok, thanks!

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94

This tea has aged amazingly well. It has nearly completely cleared. It is somewhat sweet and quite smooth. Strong and full of flavor. I’m glad I bought 3 tongs!

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88

Trying this again for the first time in a few years. It has lost most of the chocolate notes and the bitter is upfront. Most fermentation flavor is gone, but of course that includes the chocolate as in my experience that is a fermentation flavor. This has aged fine, but I don’t find it all that great. The Year of the Goat ripe from YS has aged much better.

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