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TeaExplorer drank 2015 Yunnan Sourcing Green Miracle Wild Arbor Ripe Puerh Tea by Yunnan Sourcing

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I tasted a lot of fermentation flavor in the first four steeps, which cleared completely by steep six. The fermentation on this one is very clean with no “off” smells or tastes. Spicy, woody and sweet were the dominant notes, with the sweetness landing between dark fruits and caramel for me. There were no bitter notes after the fermentation cleared.

I rode this session all the way down to thin brown water over 12 steeps just to see what subtleties the leaf held. It got sweeter and spicier as the session went on. The first nine steeps were the best. I picked up some mild astringency in steeps 10 and 11, but strangely it disappeared in steep 12.

The leaves were mostly broken, but larger than gong ting. As expected this tea is not quite as powerful as a gong ting, but it’s not too far behind. The leaf quality as expressed in the cup was very good to excellent, making this a cake I’ll stash in the “Florida pumidor” for two or three years and revisit with the expectation of it becoming something great.

Flavors: Caramel, Spices, Sweet, Wood

Preparation

Boiling 8 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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boychik
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I found it has creamy mouthfeel. I like this shou a lot

TeaExplorer
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IIRC, @boychik, you steep shu with a higher leaf to water ratio (1g/10ml). I will try this to see what the differences are.

SilasSteep
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I had this one tonight as well….I only used about 5-6 grams and it was a bit thinner and steeped out quickly. I tend to use more along the 6-8gram range per 100ml…I do think more leaf to water is the way to go. I’ll have to try 10:100 ratio as well. Does it get bitter? This tea is gonna get even better. I like it now tho as well.