227 Tasting Notes
had another one of these today. probably globe-amaranth one. it was slightly better than the one from 2 days ago. i managed to drink 2 cups. not with much enthusiasm tho. it still has that weird slightly unpleasant smell and taste. starting to think that’s just how pu-ehr tastes. this one wasn’t sweet at all. just the opposite – it was quite bitter. but bitter proved to be more drinkable for me this time. weirdly…
slightly higher rating but still not near to the smiling face…
have to try to air the samples out a bit. maybe it will then have less of that weird taste…
Preparation
quite yummy herbal taste. goes very well with the salty chips i just ate. something in it is kinda strong.
i don’t know its kinda hard for me to separate the ingredients inside this mix. i can just say that all together goes well. i’m sure it would be very good sweetened too…
i like it more than the sweet dreams one. solid rating…
Preparation
my first pu-ehr try…
most likely its Sweet Chrysanthemum sample. looks so and tastes so (sweet). not sure because the wrappings have Chinese writing on them.
rinsed it twice first (assumed its necessary because of the smell). water gets dark red really fast. smells slightly unpleasant.
taste – i expected bitter. but after trying it huge surprise. it’s by far the sweetest tea i’ve ever tried. has a bit of the weird taste – relating with that smell. earthy maybe. idk it’s hard to define. but all together it’s lets say drinkable. more than i expected it would be.
ok drinking more i can say that the sweetnes is too much for me. kinda drinkable but don’t like it. wouldnt wanna drink it regulary.
ok lets try steeping it longer. maybe it will be better…
it is stronger and sweetness is less obvious but i don’t like this other taste much either. gonna have to search more for a pu-ehr i like…
so i made 2 cups and didn’t finish either. actually for me it was barely drinkable. not sure how its supposed to be. so i’ll give it a low rating and hope that the next one suites me better…
Preparation
that’s too bad, pu-erh with chrysanthemum is one of my favorite teas! http://steepster.com/teas/ten-ren/6217-oriental-delight
ah, but to each their own, i hope you find a pu-erh you like!
thanks. hope so too. there is another sampler of chrysamthemum waiting. without that sweet adjective. it will probably suite me better…
oh btw this whole pack of 18 pu-ehr samplers (5 gram each) costed me 2 bucks. so it prolly isn’t the best of it. i am keeping that in mind here ;) but one never knows…
just “squeezed” the 3rd steep from last nights silver needle teabag. still yummy.
i ordered 150g of loose silver needle on eBay last night. gotta make sure i dont run out of it ;) also ordered big dose of earl gray. hope I’ll like it lol. should be similar to English breakfast right? and ordered some additional samplers like gunpowder and Darjeeling and chai. gotta wait 3 weeks now. till then i got plenty pu-ehr samplers to keep me busy :D
this one deserves a perfect score. its the tea i ended up liking most. i keep wanting to drink it. and its so easy to drink and so delicately delicious. just really does it for me…
i must order more so i don’t run out of it. that would be bad…
Preparation
It’s bedtime, I’m sleepy and i haven’t had my cup of tea today. This tea should be made for the occasion…
Color is nice clear yellow – chamomile color.
Smells of chamomile too. It has 32% of chamomile ingredient. Not sure what this balm (36% of this tea) is. Going to peak in the dictionary. OK i found that out but it doesn’t mean much to me lol. Anyways think it will probably taste a lot like chamomile too.
Yep tastes like chamomile. Mostly. But better. It gets sweetish. Really really nice aroma for a tea. Very calming indeed. Would be little better with sugar or honey but I’m not in the mood for it right now.
All together another tea i rather like. And another quite different from the rest.
