ashmanra

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ashmanra drank Pu-erh Classic by Rishi Tea

Hubby wanted pu-erh tonight so I thought I would serve this one to get the opinion of my hubby and my oldest daughter. I wasn’t too thrilled with it when I had it. It seemed flat and one-dimensional. It wasn’t spit-it-out bad, just boring. Just….meh.

That was the reaction the others had tonight. Daughter said it smelled shrimp-y and she thought it tasted that way as well. We made two steeps from the leaves, western style. The second steep was less fishy but I can’t say it was more enjoyable.

2012-02-27 00:21:42 -0500

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Amy oh 2012-02-27 10:35:54 -0500

I’m always at a loss for what to do with puerhs I don’t really care for. Maybe you could try mixing it with something? And you could try just throwing away the first steep, they are usually the most fishy.

ashmanra 2012-02-27 10:43:24 -0500

I was thinking about letting it get some air to dissipate the fishiness, then cut a vanilla beam into it and make a vanilla puerh. Hmmm…

Amy oh 2012-02-27 10:50:18 -0500

you should try it!

ashmanra 2012-02-27 21:32:18 -0500

I did it! We will know in about three weeks if it rescued the balance of this tin!

Amy oh 2012-02-27 22:18:07 -0500

ooh- I hope it turns out better! ;)

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I am a music teacher and homeschooling mom who started drinking loose leaf tea about three years ago! My daughters and I have tea every day, and we are frequently joined by my students or friends for “tea time.” We have learned so much history, geography, and culture in this journey.

My avatar is a mole in a teacup! Long story…