Alright Steepsterites – I’m not even sure I like puerh (yet), but I spent the last ten minutes holding this under my nose while I waited for it to cool. It still has the barnyard smell/taste I’ve gotten from other puerhs, but somehow that’s not off-putting. It’s… satisfying? Addictive? This was a very short steep, so I didn’t get a lot of complexity in the flavor (at least that I can discern), but it is sweet and nice. It’s a very spring sort of flavor: wet earth, new grass.
I’m having a really hard time ranking this, though. It’s a whole different type of tea! It’d be like trying to rank coffee on the same slider. So… no number yet.
Steep 2, 1:15 min (1 tsp leaves, 4oz servings)
Steep 3, 2:15 – I do love how well the lid on Samovar’s yixing pot stays on; the lid for the glass pot likes to fall into my cup while I’m pouring, if I don’t remember to hold it.
Steep 4, 4:15 is a little weaker in both aroma and flavor, but still going really well with last night’s carrot cake.
Steep 5: ~6 minutes
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That barnyard smell and taste that you’re getting might be the same kind of aroma that I consider to be “fishy”. That sounds like something that would gross a person out, but this tea didn’t bother me at all. I also found it to be surprisingly satisfying! All in all, this is a very hard tea to rate.
Ah! That does explain all the fishy comments – I’ve gotten it from all the puerhs I’ve tried, but to be fair they’ve all been “cooked” so far. I’ve got a couple of “green” puerh samples to try now, and I’m hoping they’ll be different.
Can’t wait to try my sample of this. I’ve been waiting for just the right moment, and mindset…
That barnyard smell and taste that you’re getting might be the same kind of aroma that I consider to be “fishy”. That sounds like something that would gross a person out, but this tea didn’t bother me at all. I also found it to be surprisingly satisfying! All in all, this is a very hard tea to rate.
Ah! That does explain all the fishy comments – I’ve gotten it from all the puerhs I’ve tried, but to be fair they’ve all been “cooked” so far. I’ve got a couple of “green” puerh samples to try now, and I’m hoping they’ll be different.
Can’t wait to try my sample of this. I’ve been waiting for just the right moment, and mindset…