“My throat is killing me again. I seem to come down with really bad, persistent sore throats on at least a quarterly basis since moving to Texas. I’m not sure if it’s just the air or the fact that...” Read full tasting note
“I’m just enjoying my first steep of this and will edit note over several infusions today, but I just wanted to say how impressed I am with this. The first sip is light and sweet and has a sparkling...” Read full tasting note
“Dry Leaf: Has a sweet earthiness aroma. Wet Leaf: There is still that sweetness with a woody slight earthiness and even a very faint vegetal aroma. Liquor: Was a golden honey or amber color. Taste:...” Read full tasting note
“I brewed this up perhaps a bit weaker than others might advise – the wet leaves about half filled my yixing pot, or 4.5g leaf to 120ml. However, the resulting tea is just right for me – not...” Read full tasting note
Workshop: Mengku
Year: 2006
Tasting Notes: This is our first pu’er imported from a larger workshop. Our goal here was to find a sheng pu’er in a much more affordable price range. We are very pleased with this offering, a 500g brick pressed from large broad leaves and silvery buds picked from old tea trees, not bushes. The first steepings are very silky and smooth, with some of the cinnamon spice of Yunnan Golden Needle, with floral notes in the background. Later steepings introduce greater complexity, with a pine needle flavor, and something in the aroma of a cedar wood sauna. The tea gets juicier as it steeps out, and becomes tinged with hints of white peppercorn.
Note: While this tea is truly a complex and incredible offering, there is the slightest dryness on the tongue as it steeps out. The dryness never gets to the back of the throat, but this tea’s young age is more apparent. We believe that given another year aging, the slight dryness will subside. The complexity of this tea given its much lower price not only balances out this slight dryness, but makes us even more excited to see what this will become.
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