I’ve had this pu-erh sitting in my cupboard (my pu-erh cupboard) for awhile. I can’t even remember if I’ve had it yet. I must have – or at least once! Anyway, it was my early morning brew this morning. I did two quick rinses on it with boiling water. It seemed to be a pretty basic ripe pu-erh. Woodsy, earthy. It’s strange Tealux doesn’t give much details on this tea like where it’s from other than the fact that it’s from Yunnan. It’s also supposed to be aged 5 years. Hmmm – reading the package, it’s supposed to have floral notes with a lingering hint of honeysuckle. I think I discarded the leaves too early. It probably would have gotten better if I did more steeps but it was gone after the first steep because my 2nd cup of the day is always green.
I think I will go back to this tea another time soon and give it multiple steeps to see if it really is as good as they say.
Flavors: Earth, Wood
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It does take some resteeping and dwelling to get the experience they allude to in the description. I think rather than “complex” floral notes, they mean to say “subtle” and “soft” floral notes, at least that’s what I’ve tasted. There’s sort of a lingering hint of honeysuckle, with short steeps… It took me many, many brews to agree with Tealux’s (Tealyra’s) flavor profile. It also needs a good bit of leaf, but also that demands a ridiculously rapid steep time.
It does take some resteeping and dwelling to get the experience they allude to in the description. I think rather than “complex” floral notes, they mean to say “subtle” and “soft” floral notes, at least that’s what I’ve tasted. There’s sort of a lingering hint of honeysuckle, with short steeps… It took me many, many brews to agree with Tealux’s (Tealyra’s) flavor profile. It also needs a good bit of leaf, but also that demands a ridiculously rapid steep time.