76

Light and easy drinker, but underneath has some complexity.

On first infusion, I get a sweet mineral taste. Peach and apricot undertones. Also some vegetable in there. And a hint of something spicy, maybe ginger? Maybe pepper? It’s mild and you have to search for these flavors – but nice overall.

On second infusion I am tasting more of the spiciness and much less sweet, though now I get a mild pear taste. It’s subtle, and I like spicy flavors so I could be underrating the spice. I still can’t decide if it’s ginger or pepper.

A medium sheng puer vibe/buzz for me.

A couple of minor complaints against this – the taste is just a bit too mild for me, and the buzz is also mild. Those keep this in the 70s, which is still very good.

Overall, very good stuff though.

I don’t have much left, so I’ll probably be storing this for a while to try later.

Reviewed 9/21/2020. I don’t do anything special to store my puers – just keep them in the original bag, sealed.

Flavors: Apricot, Ginger, Mineral, Peach, Pear, Pepper, Sweet

Preparation
Boiling 1 min, 0 sec

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I have too many teas and I forget things, so I’m mostly using this site to categorize and note my preferences. But if someone else gets something out of that, that’s great.

I prefer malty, smoky black teas the most for taste, and puer teas for the “kick” they give me. Though I do dabble in other types those are my two mainstays.

90-100 best of the best. these are the teas that I may even hesitate to drink because I don’t want to use them up.

80-89 great and unique in some way, probably a usual in my rotation. I’ll buy it if I’m getting low, unless it’s very expensive.

70-79 very solid but not spectacular. Buy it on sale.

60-69 not necessarily a disappointment. Just okay. Will drink but won’t buy again.

50-59 I’ll be hard pressed to drink these again, but they aren’t gross. They’ll sit in my storage until I’m bored enough to drink again.

<50 I won’t be finishing this off. Getting grosser as the number goes down.

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