Dorothy

Dorothy drank Chrysanthemum Nest by DAVIDsTEA

I tried “rinsing” the pu-erh twice with boiling water. Then steeping it for a short time and drinking it. Not exactly David’s way but something I picked up from a tea book. (Hey I am a pu-erh noob, cut me some slack! hahaha)

It tastes better, but I am still not crazy about it. Its flowery and earthy. Like you wandered into a garden the morning after it had just rained.
On the 2nd steep (counting real steeping, not including the two I chucked out), it was especially mouth-watering. Unfortunately there is this funky aftertaste present with each sip.
If this is from the chrysanthemum flower, then I am beginning to think I don’t really care for that type of flower. If it is the pu-erh, well then I really ought to find some good pu-erh one of these days because I am tired of being so disappointed.

2010-11-18 06:36:38 -0500

205 °F / 96 °C

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Jaime 2010-11-23 04:31:38 -0500

Have you tried lowering the temp on the first steep? I usually do one rinse, then steep for 3-4 minutes at about 180 F when I’m making pu-erhs. I’m not sure how well it’d work with this one, but maybe it’ll help get rid of that aftertaste?

Dorothy 2010-11-23 09:26:54 -0500

Hmm, I didn’t think about that. I’ll have to give it a shot sometime. Thanks for the advice.

Jaime 2010-11-23 14:43:27 -0500

I experimented a lot with my first pu-erhs. Lower temps make a more appetizing-to-me tea.

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