Breaking this out as a sample from finepuerh. It is a 10 gram sample that I purchased from them. I am brewing this in a claypot Yixing as the Gaiwan still has some unfinished brew in it.
The dry leaf looks a little different. It has some stems in with the leaf but I have had others this way also. I gave a quick 5 second rinse and let this sit for an hour. It has a subdued aroma of something akin to wet hay. The first brew came out a nice golden/bronze color. It has nice woody and camphory and light citrus notes to it. It gives a nice aftertaste that lasts for a while after drinking it. Almost no strong bitterness and a good feeling after drinking it. A testament to good storage on this one with no off notes or aroma. Multiple notes on this one and nice to drink.

Flavors: Bitter, Camphor, Citrus, Wood

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 10 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML
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Stephanie 11 years ago

I love a good lingering aftertaste :)

Asaf Mazar 11 years ago

you let it sit for an hour after the rinse to hydrate? that’s a long wait. I have been experimenting with waiting longer after the rinse with puer as well. otherwise the first steep can be quite thin.

mrmopar 11 years ago

Yeah Asaf, I do this most of the time. The rinse is always very fast and then what water is left in the leaf just kind of creeps in the when I leave it in the brewing vessel. I am like you and thought the first steep was thin. The wait time has helped some in this.

Rui A. 10 years ago

This is the I’ll be sipping in the next few days. :-D

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Stephanie 11 years ago

I love a good lingering aftertaste :)

Asaf Mazar 11 years ago

you let it sit for an hour after the rinse to hydrate? that’s a long wait. I have been experimenting with waiting longer after the rinse with puer as well. otherwise the first steep can be quite thin.

mrmopar 11 years ago

Yeah Asaf, I do this most of the time. The rinse is always very fast and then what water is left in the leaf just kind of creeps in the when I leave it in the brewing vessel. I am like you and thought the first steep was thin. The wait time has helped some in this.

Rui A. 10 years ago

This is the I’ll be sipping in the next few days. :-D

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