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“Grandpa Style! I’m still on a little bit of a sticky rice kick, so I’m brewing up one of these cute little coins from a recent order. This ripe pu’erh is infused with nuomixiang (aka sticky rice...” Read full tasting note
We’re typically fairly picky when it comes to infused teas, as a proper balance is crucial, not to mention good quality base tea. This tea manages to accomplish that quite well though, offering a light and delightful sticky rice fragrance on top of a clean and rich shou puer base.
The flavour is not necessarily the most complex of any tea, but fragrance is still quite enjoyable and the smooth qualities of the shou make this an excellent winter warmer.
The sticky rice fragrance is accomplished by infusing the tea with sticky rice leaf (糯米叶), which is actually completely unrelated to rice. However, this plant emits a sticky rice fragrance once dried, making it suitable for infusing teas.
This fragrance offers a particular sense of comfort and warmth for Chinese tea drinkers, as it brings back memories of a time before rice cookers, when rice would be cooked to a soupy consistency. This fragrance can also be naturally found in good quality aged shou puer, which develops a desirable rice taste in the soup as it ages.
When it comes to brewing these coins, they are quite easy, opening up without a struggle or the need for extra rinses.
$0.09-0.13/gram
Picking/Fermentation Period: 2021
Region: Bangwei, Yunnan
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Grandpa Style!
I’m still on a little bit of a sticky rice kick, so I’m brewing up one of these cute little coins from a recent order. This ripe pu’erh is infused with nuomixiang (aka sticky rice herb), which gives it such a cozy and comforting flavour of glutinous rice. While I imagine this will be amazing as a gongfu session, I’m drinking this grandpa-style and it absolutely slaps. Starchy, smooth, and almost a little bit creamy with undertones of coconut, vanilla, and even pandan alongside a very full-bodied and robust foundation of earthy pu’erh. The balance is really good, and I appreciate the way the sticky rice flavour plays off the undertones of sweet brown dates, petrichor, and molasses in the shou pu’erh. Delish!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFS6WvQpt7W/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDoKZ9WeyR0&ab_channel=MICKEYDARLING
