Really enjoying this session.
Starts off smooth, then wow some tang from the second steep onwards. Every steep after that I was dialing back to not take this too into bitter territory.
But still was really enjoyable. Lovely tangy dried apricot aroma and subtle flavour, really overall it is has stonefruit, earthy leaf (nothing like a shu but it still is earthier than other shengs I have tasted), tang but also smoothness. Not much menthol but a nice fruity aftertaste, sometimes reminiscent of strawberries or some other berry.
As im still only a year into drinking puerh I dont know If I like this one because I’m getting used to the flavour, or I like it because its good. My experience has been solely from W2T & YS. But I have been totally enjoying them.
Drank this gongfu 5g with 90c water.
Flavors: Apricot, Earth, Pleasantly Sour, Stonefruit, Strawberry
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Berry hints? Cool. I’m in the same boat and I’ve been having a hard time getting in most aged teas. The Mint-Chilla Chai-Nilla was my first Pu-Erh, but it was technically a blend. I’ve yet to find one that I absolutely love that isn’t doused with flavor.
You are progressing along fine.
Yeah its weird with aged tea, It adds a whole bunch of other factors on top, storage, re-roast, even whether the initial tea was a good one for aging in the first place.
As for ripe? I’m forcing myself to drink it a bit, actually i’ll make some now.
Berry hints? Cool. I’m in the same boat and I’ve been having a hard time getting in most aged teas. The Mint-Chilla Chai-Nilla was my first Pu-Erh, but it was technically a blend. I’ve yet to find one that I absolutely love that isn’t doused with flavor.
You are progressing along fine.
Yeah its weird with aged tea, It adds a whole bunch of other factors on top, storage, re-roast, even whether the initial tea was a good one for aging in the first place.
As for ripe? I’m forcing myself to drink it a bit, actually i’ll make some now.