Brewed in a gaiwan. The liquor has a reddish-brown color once it is brewed. Has an earthy scent and taste—like wet wood. Also has a cooked spinach scent and taste—but not in a vegetal way, like a green tea would. Cooked spinach. Different.
It is a bit similar to the pu-erh I had from a different vendor previously, but haven’t decided if I like it or not. Still not sure if it is the taste of this particular tea or of pu-erh in general so I am not marking this tea down yet because of it. I think this just isn’t “my cup of tea”, as they say. I like Assams. And Darjeelings. And I am not going to fault a pu-erh for not being a Darjeeling or Assam, since this is clearly a good-quality pu-erh that I am not crazy about. Maybe it is just me—and I am fine with that. Now I know.
In the end, it meets my expectations, but I think I just don’t like pu-erh tea. But, it is definitely better quality than the other variety I have tried, which had a different taste—like wet mud. This was different from that—earthier, more like a good spinach.
Flavors: Earth, Spinach, Wet Wood
