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A very drinkable loose leaf pu-erh for every day (as opposed to a fancy aged for years cake). Despite being labelled as a chrysanthemum pu-erh blend, this tin lacks chrysanthemum pieces. As I’m halfway through the tin already, I am quite convinced there are no more than 10 pieces altogether in this tin – like a 1/20 ratio in fact :P

It has a leather-aroma, if i may say so also a bit of wet cow (lol) but not in a bad way, its just how pu-erh somehow makes otherwise unsavoury aromas seem satisfying. There is a bit of earth to i,t but less than the predominant leather note.

Brews up brown initially, but turns amber in the teapot when left for a bit to sit. Multiple brewings possible, usually I brew this about 3x per batch.

Flavors: Leather, Wet Earth

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 6 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 250 ML

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I grew up in a tea drinking culture, but my parents were seriously hung up on jasmine tea and oolong tea, so I never really had much exposure to other teas. My horizons expanded when I moved to Japan and discovered genmaicha (roasted rice tea aka popcorn tea). after that, I discovered black teas, red teas, and flavoured teas, how different teas could be by the region, processing methods, water used.

Now I can’t get enough of it!

I experiment with different teas, blending them sometimes to see what the outcome would be. I find my tastes to be quite diverse, but run away from the more floral side of things. Tie Kwan Yin is probably the only one that most people seem to enjoy, that I don’t. Otherwise I am game for most teas. Fruity? love it. Smoky? Mmm. Earthy? bring it on! Light and vegetal? keep pouring!

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