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From my November Sips by box.

I admit, I’m always a bit wary of flavored puerh teas, I feel like I can appreciate puerh on its own, but it can be weird in blends. I guess it depends on the flavor profile of the puerh itself, and also what it’s mixed with.

Happily, this was a nice flavored puerh. The puerh itself is very smooth and rich. It’s earthy, but not overwhelmingly so. I really like the combination of the peppermint with the cinnamon, and also the cinnamon with the puerh. The vanilla mostly adds sweetness and a hint of a creamy character. The cinnamon imparts a nice sweet warmth and tastes very natural. The mint is probably the strongest flavor for me, and it’s a generic minty flavor profile. A little bit on the herbaceous side versus the fresh, cooling one.

I quite liked this. I’ll have to look into trying some more mint & cinnamon blends, and also more puerh & cinnamon. I think I’ve only had Lupicia’s Cinnamon Cookie Puer, which I was not a fan of…

Flavors: Cinnamon, Creamy, Earthy, Herbaceous, Herbal, Mint, Peppermint, Smooth, Sweet, Woody

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
LuckyMe

I’m the opposite. My palette still isn’t developed enough for puerh so the flavoring helps when done right. Of course, bad flavoring can ruin any tea.

Daylon R Thomas

I’m the same way with Pu-Erh. I initially thought I’d prefer pure pu-erh ripe for a coffee like experience, then I realised, I have a hard time with pu-erh period unless it’s got decent flavoring. I can sit for a sheng session, but I only do those three times a year. I’ve been drinking Bohemian Breakfast, which is a vanilla and pomegranate flavored shou/black tea blend with currants. I usually find fruit and desert flavors go well with a non fishy shou.

Dustin

I love it when a company knows how to use puerh in a blend and with flavor well! I don’t think I’ve tried Cinnamon Cookie, but their Chocolate Strawberry Puer is one of my favorites.

Martin Bednář

To be honest, using puerh as a base for vanilla sounds interesting for me :)

ashmanra

I wonder if this is the same vanilla mint puerh that’s as available from Zen Tea and a bunch of others years ago. It was pretty good!

Cameron B.

I don’t drink plain puerh often either, just because it’s not my preference, probably because I haven’t acquired a taste for it.

@Dustin – I just got a pouch of Chocolate & Strawberry Puer with my Momijigari order! I’m not sure if I’ve ever tried it, so I’m excited to give it a try.

@Martin – The weird thing about this tea, the vanilla is not even one of the prominent flavors lol! It’s more of a cinnamint puerh with a touch of vanilla. Poorly named I think.

ashmanra

I love the Chocolate & Strawberry Puer!

Cameron B.

I opened it when it arrived and it smells amazing! I’ll have to try it tomorrow.

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