After ten day long vacation in Puerto Rico I am back to snowy Canada. More importantly, I can have some tea again!
Golden Bud is a tea I grabbed a sample of after some good reception it received. After two sessions, my verdict would be that the tea is not quite for me. The main characteristics are a woody aroma, taste of cocoa nibs, and a super clear liquor that’s quite active in the mouth.
Apart from the woody notes I can also detect aromas of leather, sugarcane, bay leaf, rattan, black currant and blackberry. It ranks among the more interesting ripe pu-erh teas as far as the aroma goes. Personally, I found the complexity to be lacking in the taste and aftertaste though. There is not much beyond a bittersweet, cocoa flavour and a buttery, popcorn-like finish.
The body is medium to full and the mouthfeel is bubbly and buttery. The texture is nice, but doesn’t quite elevate the tea towards my favourites in the category.
Flavors: Black Currant, Blackberry, Butter, Cocoa, Dark Bittersweet, Leather, Plant Stems, Popcorn, Sawdust, Sugarcane, Sweet, Wood
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There is no tea in Puerto Rico? If so, then I have to delete in my places to visit :D
They grow coffee, and you can find teabags here and there, but really there are almost no tea houses of note anywhere in Central and South America at the moment. I planned to bring tea with me and my travel kit as usual, but in the end decided to travel lighter and ditched it.
Yeah, I have friend in Ecuador and she told me that if I want coffee, she could pick any… so much of them. But for tea? Nothing much. But I think I will keep Puerto Rico in my wish-list, although not much of tea there.
There is no tea in Puerto Rico? If so, then I have to delete in my places to visit :D
They grow coffee, and you can find teabags here and there, but really there are almost no tea houses of note anywhere in Central and South America at the moment. I planned to bring tea with me and my travel kit as usual, but in the end decided to travel lighter and ditched it.
Yeah, I have friend in Ecuador and she told me that if I want coffee, she could pick any… so much of them. But for tea? Nothing much. But I think I will keep Puerto Rico in my wish-list, although not much of tea there.