Our 2013 Ontario 1357 is a loose shou pu-erh harvested in 2012 and fermented from December '12 through January '13. It was produced from the best Yongde county spring '12 material and blended using grades 1, 3, 5, 7 and golden gong ting for complexity. Sweet, smooth, and highly aromatic, Ontario 1357 delivers a mouthfeel somewhat between a lightly fermented shou and an old raw pu-erh. Notes of brown sugar and walnut are at the forefront, with vanilla and cream balancing it out. A gorgeous vanilla finish lingers with cooling camphor on the tip of the tongue and lips. This tea has a very strong yet calming qi and is a favorite of mine for rainy days and pre-yoga. A fantastic loose shou for drinking now or further aging!
The guest of honor for a spontaneous late afternoon shou party. This was my first time for this one. I don't have my shouxing seasoned yet so I did this in the gaiwan.
The first steep was nice and balanced. There is leather here but not…Read full tasting note
I came across a sample of this from Sil, and since I'm still working on clearing out all my samples and smaller quantities, it was a good day for this one, going with short steepings.
The early steeps were wood, with a matte finish (don't …Read full tasting note
When I got home late last night and I opened this, I had a feeling it was going to be great. It smelled so good! Well, it tastes amazing too! Uh oh, this is bad for my tea budget! …Read full tasting note
Prepared gongfu-style with a ceramic gaiwan. I followed Whispering Pines' instrucitons: one five-second rinse, then steeping times at 30, 15, 30, 45, 120, 300.
I was gonna post a review
until got High,
It was gonna be a good one too
but then i got High,
I messed the whole thing up and i know why
Cuz i got High, Cuz i got High
because i got High
I spent all afternoon with this one yesterday and it is my first pu-erh in probably 2 years or so. The only other experiences I've had were from David's and a local store-bought one, both of which I PASSIONATELY DESPISED. Why would I want t…Read full tasting note
I'm pretty sure this sample was from *TheWeekendSessions*, so thank you Micah for the tea sample! I always feel bad finishing off straight tea samples Western style, but I just didn't have the energy to make this one Gongfu…Read full tasting note
Thank you for sending a sample of this one a while back, NayLynn! I've had this one before but it wasn't distinct enough for me to write a tasting note. This is the last of my sample, but I'm still not finding much to note. I think sudde…Read full tasting note
Prepared this gongfu-style with a ceramic cupping set. I followed the online brewing instructions with a 10 second rinse beforehand. Because I don't have a scale, I measured out around 1.5 tablespoons of tea to 4oz of water. The measurement…Read full tasting note
