Year of the Monkey 2016 Spring Mengku Raw Puer

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Rating

80 / 100

Calculated from 6 Ratings
Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Citrus, Creamy, Floral, Thick, Fruity, Grass, Nectar, Sweet, Vegetal, Wood, Candy, Blueberry, Brown Sugar, Fur, Mineral, Nutty, Potato
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Typical Preparation
Use 3 oz / 103 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 5 g of tea
Steep for 0 min, 15 sec
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10 Tasting Notes View all

“Goal: Try all pu-erhs in my house – #1 6.6g 100ml shibo, 212F I rinsed this – and the drank it. Creamy, with both a hint of bitterness and sweetness. The wet leaf smells overwhelmingly of citrus....” Read full tasting note
“1st steep (10s): Mild nose. Taste is very sweet and approachable straw, with floral notes and a hint of spice. This isn’t terribly complex, but is VERY enjoyable. Pretty good texture as well. ...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown I had received this sample a while ago from CWarren and have finally finished it off yesterday. I noted that this was a complex tea—it started out woody, but moved onto a...” Read full tasting note
“I received this as a sample from Bitterleaf . The tea has a lingering sweetness which was enjoyable. It’s nice enough, I feel their description is accurate, “low on bitterness and roughness, and a...” Read full tasting note

Description

One of our two Year of the Monkey raw puers, this tea uses Mengku arbor material, and has an excellent, balanced profile that is very easy to accept. There is a prominent sweetness that stays with you well after drinking it.

As with most Lincang region teas, this one is low on bitterness and roughness, and a good starting point for those new to raw puers. This tea can easily be described as refreshing, yet still has plenty of body and substance, making it an enjoyable daily drinker.

In honour of it being Year of the Monkey here in China, we’re extremely happy to be able to feature the artwork of Kelly Puissegur for this tea. Like the monkeys on the wrapper, this tea is playful, agile, and wholesome fun for the whole family!

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