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QuiltGuppy

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1999 Vietnamese Cooked Loose Puerh from Canton Tea Co

QuiltGuppy drank 1999 Vietnamese Cooked Loose Puerh by Canton Tea Co

Smells like dirt.
Tastes like mud.

2011-04-23 15:15:50 -0400

205 °F / 96 °C

1 min 0 sec

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RachanaC (Rachel)-iHeartTeas 2011-04-23 17:00:41 -0400

That sounds so gross. I think I have this somewhere. I will have to compare notes at some point.

QuiltGuppy 2011-04-23 17:18:39 -0400

I just don’t get this one. It’s really awful. I’ve read some reviews and people say it’s sweet?! I seriously didn’t taste anything different than the mud I ate as a child. ;) Maybe my sample was bad… I’d be happy to send you, or any other brave soul, the remainder of the sample. Enough for a cup! Any takers?

teawing 2011-04-23 17:53:49 -0400

So that means “earthy” notes? :)

Paul M Tracy 2011-04-23 19:54:24 -0400

I love honest reviews! I cross-referenced my tasting notes and I had given this one an 86; one of my highest scores ever. It goes to show how varied our tastes are even in this one community.

QuiltGuppy 2011-04-23 20:23:02 -0400

twing – It very well could have been earth.

Paul – I know. When I looked up the reviews, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, which leads me to believe that maybe my sample went bad. Or, maybe I’m just not a pu erh person after all. So, are you brave enough to try the rest of my sample? (Just for research purposes, of course?)

RachanaC (Rachel)-iHeartTeas 2011-04-23 20:28:07 -0400

I am going to try to find mine tomorrow and see what happens. Should be fun.

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I’m a middle school teacher of French, Spanish, ESL and reading intervention. I’m also a mom to two young children.

I’ve always been a tea lover. When I lived in France during college, I really loved the tisanes. Over the past couple of years, I’ve branched off into loose teas. I’m not very knowledgeable about teas, but I’m really loving the learning process!