Second Review
My favorite tea’s become jewels that I drink when I want to celebrate, or as a way to beat the blues.
Last night the local wild fire smoke came down as a fog again with ash and grit. I got a huge migraine and couldn’t sleep until the wee hours. I awoke at 6 AM…too early. Four hours of sleep was not enough for me! I went back to bed, and woke up at 10:30 ready for a PU’ER! I went for this Verdant Pu’er which is one of my best tea jewels!
My mood was not fussy. I really had no patience for Gaiwans or teapots!
(Thank you David Duckler for making plain old cups and brew baskets cool to use!)
All I had to do was boil water, put the Pu’er Shu Nuggets in the Finum brew basket, rinse the Pu’er Nuggets 20 seconds(once), pour and steep 20 seconds (it’s what I did) and drink! Duh! So easy! You do this over and over and over (18 times).
My love of this Pu’er…let me count the ways…
You can’t get more smooth and mellow than this Shu. It’s so clean and cinnamon tingly on the tongue. Every steep is juicy and flavorful, rich with vanilla and pastry delight. The earthiness is in the light maltiness. (You can transform the malt into a bit of caramel if you prefer a morning latte with a bit of cream). I like the saltiness of this Pu’er and added a little sweet to add contrast. That’s the way I love my Pu’er!
Like a big footed Bengal Tiger the flavor meanders slowly along steep after steep…looking back at you now and then, keeping you aware that there is excitement along this path and you want to keep going. 18 steepings is a journey.
Now why would I liken drinking tea to a Bengal Tiger walking down a path? What a dumb thing to say!
But wait!
If you take time with tea for 5, 10, 18 steepings… it will open you up more to yourself. It’s beautiful and dangerous like a Bengal Tiger.
Worth the small effort if you’ve never tried this before!
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I can’t even imagine getting 18 steeps from any tea! What size mug did you use?
I kept it small and went with about 4-5oz each round. Having some mugs that hold about
the same amount as my gaiwan is useful. I have a few Verdant’s with long steeping ability.
I can see 18 steeps at 20 seconds each….
My attention span is never that long… :)
LOL
You have to be in the right mood and I was not able to go out due to smoke from the forest fires and 100 plus temperature outside!
My mouth is watering. And I’m with the others. 18 steeps is quite an accomplishment. Even with my little yixing pot, I’m too tea drunk for more after about the eighth or ninth brew :P
This one didn’t make me tea drunk. The Laoshan White! Wow! The xingyang 1998 zowie height ashbury …I really get buzzed!
I can’t even imagine getting 18 steeps from any tea! What size mug did you use?
I kept it small and went with about 4-5oz each round. Having some mugs that hold about
the same amount as my gaiwan is useful. I have a few Verdant’s with long steeping ability.
I can see 18 steeps at 20 seconds each….
My attention span is never that long… :)
LOL
You have to be in the right mood and I was not able to go out due to smoke from the forest fires and 100 plus temperature outside!
My mouth is watering. And I’m with the others. 18 steeps is quite an accomplishment. Even with my little yixing pot, I’m too tea drunk for more after about the eighth or ninth brew :P
This one didn’t make me tea drunk. The Laoshan White! Wow! The xingyang 1998 zowie height ashbury …I really get buzzed!