18 Tasting Notes
This green tea is one of my favorites. It has a vegetable like smell and has a bright and clean flavor. Clouds and Mist is also less bitter than many of the greens that I have tried, so this is the tea that I usually drink. I have yet to try a green tea that I like better!
This is a great tea to introduce to those unfamiliar with teas outside of the Lipton bags! The fact that this is not a flavored tea is what really makes it something special. I have friends who have been turned on to loose leaf tea after trying this one. The milk oolong can withstand 12 steepings (my bladder will not allow me to go for thirteen) and transform itself slightly with each one. It smells like a toffee and has a buttery texture to it. Overall this is a great tea for those looking for something a bit sweet but without all the calories!
Preparation
This is my favorite tea right now. I have tried puh’ers in the past, but I have often been overwhelmed by the hay like aromas of many ripe puh’ers. I realize that ripe pu’ers are an acquired taste, but Noble Mark is really a smoother and more mellow version of this type of tea. I do prepare it a bit differently than most would, as I do one ten second rinse followed by steepings of 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes and finally five minutes at 208 degrees. This was the result of experimenting with the tea a bit. I really like the results that I got! The longer steepings give me a dark cup of tea that is not too overwhelming, but at the same time the flavors are much more complex than pu’ers that I have tried in the past!
Preparation
This is wonderful to hear! Noble Mark has been my first tea of the day for almost 8 months now! When I created this blend I was so happy with it. Still am… moreso as it gains some age. The cakes that I had pressed of it are also aging nicely and beginning to really open up flavor/complexity-wise. Over the next one to two years, the cakes will overtake the loose leaf insofar as the complexity. Amazing the changes that occur from the steaming and pressing. You may want to try the cake sometime, too!
Thanks so much for taking the time to write your thoughts down on this tea.
Gracias,
Garret