2013 yunnan sourcing premium ripe pu-erh tea mini tuo
Dry leaf: musty, sweet
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Used half a mini tuo for my 60 ml gaiwan.
Wet leaf: chocolate, sweet.
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Light steep; I smell/taste:
(Smell) light —→ chocolate, fermentation.
(Taste) light —→ earth, chocolate.
Medium —→ mud, fermentation forest floor, rainforest floor.
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Medium steep; I smell/taste:
(Smell) slight peaches(?). Light
—→ chocolate, fermentation.
(Taste) light metallic (iron). Medium
—→ forest floor, earth, mud, rainforest, chocolate, fermentation.
Heavy steep; I smell/taste:
(Smell) light liquorish.
(Taste) light —→ earth, fermentation,
Mud, forest floor, rainforest.
Medium liquorish.
All in all a delicious tea. I rate a 99/100 as I think this tea may need more mellowing out. But in the end, it’s worth the buy! Give it a go!
Flavors: Chocolate, Earth, Forest Floor, Licorice, Metallic, Mud, Musty, Rainforest, Sweet