Tipple Twister

Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
Ingredients
Pu Erh Tea
Flavors
Floral, Sweet, Wet Earth
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Bulk, Loose Leaf
Caffeine
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Edit tea info Last updated by Hris
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 3 oz / 100 ml

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  • “Nice “aperitif” tea, nothing too fancy and definetly a good starter for conversations that doesnt take the spotlight on tea Tastes balanced and really a bit like a Gin & Tonic” Read full tasting note
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  • “Still getting my palate used to puerhs. There’s definitely the wet earthy note. I also get the magnolia in the aftertaste, and the sweetness and the olive oil throat sensation.” Read full tasting note
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From Mei Leaf

Yiwu 200 Year Old Tea Trees Raw Spring 2017

A really small batch tea sourced from the ancient forest conservation base of the Gushu Institute in Yunnan. I recommend grabbing this little fella while it is available as we have less than 200 cakes of this Yiwu available.

Yiwu is a revered area of Yunnan and specialises in producing top shelf, traditionally handmade raw PuErh. Anyone with the slightest interest in PuErh should know about this area as it carries with it a very high reputation (it is known as the Queen of PuErh with Lao Banzhang being called the King).

Yiwu sits on the Eastern most part of the southern tip of Yunnan very close to the Laos border. It comprises 6 large mountainous areas all with their own villages. The most easterly of these areas is called Yiwu (yes there is a ‘Yiwu’ in Yiwu) which is the origin of the ‘Tipple Twister’.

The characteristics of Yiwu PuErh are teas with very low bitterness which are soft, thick and easy drinking and have a predominance of high, fruity aromas. Yiwu’s are often described as prune tasting, especially when aged properly. But, because the area of Yiwu is very large and even tea from outside Yiwu is often faked to increase the price tag, finding an authentic ancient tea Yiwu can be challenging. We have tasted many Yiwu’s over the years but for one reason or another we have never purchased any – the taste did not match the price or we could not verify the origin.

The ‘Tipple Twister’ is a tea that we bought the moment we tasted it because it was so unique – the botanicals and zest dances over the warmer, creamier notes and the aftertaste is sweet and citrusy. It will be really fascinating to find out how this tea changes over the years and we are definitely going to hoard a few for ageing.

EYESDRY LEAF: Silver artichoke green furry buds with crocodile green and dark cherry leaves.
NOSEDRY LEAF: Milk chocolate and salted caramel with dried cranberries.
NOSEWET LEAF: Car showroom and cherry drops. Magnolia cream.
EYESLIQUOR: Bright grapefruit yellow and orange.
MOUTHTEXTURE: Medium refreshing.
MOUTHTASTE: Moves from palm sugar and cream through magnolia sweetness to pink grapefruit zest and juniper berries.
NOSEEMPTY CUP: Skittles sweetness.
MOUTHFINISH: Mineral dry and quenching with an olive oil catch in the throat leading to a botanical bitter-sweetness.
EYESWET LEAF: Dried lime and artichoke green buds and young leaves.
BODY SENSATION: Chatty and energising like a great aperitif.
SEASON: April 2017
CULTIVAR: Da Ye Zhong
ORIGIN: Yiwu, Yunnan, China
PICKING & PROCESSING: Bud and up to three leaves
ELEVATION: 1800m

Gong Fu Brewing
Water Temp: 95°c/205F
Amount per 100ml: 5g
1st Infusion: 10s
+ Infusions: +3s
Number of Infusions: 15

Western Brewing
Water Temp: 95°c/205F
Amount per 100ml: 0.8g
1st Infusion: 120s
+ Infusions: +30s
Number of Infusions: 5

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2 Tasting Notes

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89 tasting notes

Nice “aperitif” tea, nothing too fancy and definetly a good starter for conversations that doesnt take the spotlight on tea
Tastes balanced and really a bit like a Gin & Tonic

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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Still getting my palate used to puerhs. There’s definitely the wet earthy note. I also get the magnolia in the aftertaste, and the sweetness and the olive oil throat sensation.

Flavors: Floral, Sweet, Wet Earth

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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