73 Tasting Notes
Raw Pu-erh. It started out very fresh and floral forward with a smooth buttery finish. Then the next steeping, the bitterness started to come out and it become more astringent and the floral notes really really popped out. As you keep steep, the floral notes become subdued and it becomes smooth again and the freshness comes forward again
Finally caved in to try this tea after hesitating for a while to brew the beautiful large green leaves.It’s a tea that makes me really appreciate the effort of the tea making and shipping process. The delicate and meticulously dried leaves are in my hand thousands of miles away still intact in those large beautiful pieces.
I am glad I took the plunge to brew some! It’s light and refreshing with a prominent fruity note in the forefront and subtle floral – grassy undertones. The grassiness is reminiscent of bamboo teas. The grassiness became more pronounced after a couple of rebrews. The sweetness from the fruity notes lingers even after the tea is all gone.
Flavors: Floral, Fruity, Grassy
Surprisingly light tea given that the aroma of it is stronger close to a typical tie guan yin. It is refreshing with the crisp mineral taste like a spring. A subtle floral undertone lingers but is very subdued.
Flavors: Floral, Grassy, Light, Mineral, Stonefruit
Preparation
This is my favorite tea and I have been burning through these with WFH meetings. It’s so easy to pop one of these in my mug with hot water and keep filling it up. It’s not so intricate that you feel bad about drinking it mindlessly. It gets me at least 3-4 full cups of tea. I have always loved this tea but it has become my best friend the last few weeks. I had so many stowed away and I am almost out of them. Someone recommend more pu-erhs that can be drank grandpa style
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@derk I did! I love the earthy, Carmely coffee notes of this tea. I wish I could find an alternate until I get my order from w2t
If you are in the US, Mandala Tea is a fantastic option.
I have been wanting to order from them for a while. Any recommendations??
Really, can’t most ripe pu be grandpa steeped? I like many of Teavivre’s ripes. And they have samples.
anutea, I don’t have any specific recommendations because my tastes don’t lean toward sweet shou, but pretty much everything I’ve had from Mandala has been very good. I know others here hold them in high esteem. I’d use their contact page to get some recs from the owner Garrett or his partner in tea.
tea-sipper, that’s been my experience with the heavily fermented stuff :)
