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I was going to skip writing a note for this steep session, as I can’t quite pick out particular flavor profiles right now. But I don’t see much love for this one yet, so why not write a note now? It just tastes like a fantastic high quality ripe pu-erh. So I figured I could at least talk about that. The dry leaves are huge and take quite a while to unravel individually from the cake, even with a rinse. There are NO unpleasant pu-erh fragrances in any aspect of this tea: the dry leaves, the resulting flavors, or even the rinse. This is a great pu-erh if you’re trying to avoid those negative flavors. It’s just tough to say what the flavor actually tastes like, other than to say they are tasty flavors. The resulting brew is very dark, like a cup of coffee, just the way I like it, but very smooth and sweet. I was actually surprised the brew is this dark with such HUGE leaves. I don’t think I remember seeing pu-erh leaves this big. Though I haven’t been drinking pu-erh lately. This reminds me what I’m missing. Even with quite a long third steep, it remains smooth with nothing bitey about it. This pu-erh is fantastic, but I do usually like tasting some unique flavor quality in a pu-erh. But this one gets points for having no negative qualities and such a dark cup. Maybe next time I’ll pick up on specific flavors.
Steep #1 // 1/2 sample for a full mug// 20 minutes after boiling // rinse // 3 minute steep
Steep #2 // 10 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
Steep #3 // just boiled // 7-8 min

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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.

Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com

Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas

My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.

Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!

I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.

My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors

My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again

I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)

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