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Oolong Owl drank 2014 Gu Ming Xiang "Bulang Gushu 2.0" 1kg Brick of Shou Puerh Tea by Crimson Lotus Tea

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This shou is nicely fruity, without any bitter or dry notes. I did get the chocolately notes, along with some fruity dates. There is some sourness in the first 5 steeps, but once you get passed that the shou is quite nice. I would buy this one to drink later, it needs some time to lose that ferment essence.

Full review on Oolong Owl http://oolongowl.com/2014-gu-ming-xiang-bulang-gushu-2-0-shou-puer-crimson-lotus-tea/

Preparation

Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 3 OZ / 90 ML

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boychik
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When there is sourness it needs to air out more. I recently had sour shou that completely went away after 2-3 wks

Crimson Lotus Tea
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We even left this one to air out for half a year in our storage before posting it to the site. It’ll do well in the next couple of years.

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boychik
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When there is sourness it needs to air out more. I recently had sour shou that completely went away after 2-3 wks

Crimson Lotus Tea
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We even left this one to air out for half a year in our storage before posting it to the site. It’ll do well in the next couple of years.

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I’m a tea blogger – The Oolong Owl
www.OolongOwl.com – I do tea reviews, obsessively photograph teas with mischievous crocheted Owls and get tea drunk. I am also a crochet and knitting designer at Awkward Soul Designs.

To contact me for reviews, check out details at OolongOwl.com/about or email me at char@oolongowl.com

I was raised on floral oolongs and green teas, mostly “beauty” teas. Early on as a kid, I can guzzle an entire pot of tea (or two) at a Chinese or Japanese restaurant.
These days I like adventurous and interesting tea blends. I’m fearless in trying new teas! I’m into oolong, pu’erh, white, green, black, guayusa, mate and herbals. I’m not into red rooibos but I keep buying it anyway.

The tea brand that got me started into loose leaf teas was DAVIDsTea. I used to live in Vancouver Canada and had access to their shop, however that is now limited since I moved to southern California.

However, the perks of living in the US is ultra cheap, fast shipping! Since then, my tea stash insanely expanded.

Other stuff I’m into that sneaks into my tea notes: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, metal music, drawing, painting, cooking, photography and nail polish.

BTW, my Steepster cupboard is not even close to accurate and I track my teas on a spreadsheet. Last update 573 Teas – August 2015.