What Pu'er Are You Drinking

[vuanguyen]

I tasted my first 7581 ripe puer today. It was a sample from Yee On Tea. I read so much about ripe puer made before 2000 having much lighter fermentation so I was excited to try the tea. Unfortunately, this tea was a major disappointment. I could still taste the Wo Dui Too much fermentation for me! It was no different than the modern fully fermented ripe puers I bought from YS and Hojo. Should have listened to @StoneLadle mentioning that all 7581 bricks with laser tag are too fermented. Maybe because it was stored it Hong Kong?

If you want a better ripe puer, get the puers from GTH. All the loose Shu I bought from them are much less fermented, no Wo Dui taste, sweeter and way cheaper.

Hopefully their other teas are better.

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[StoneLadle]

@vuanguyen Hiya there... Have you aired out the sample? If there's any left I strongly suggest you flake and air it for at least a week before going back to it...

By any chance do you have pictures of the brewed leaves?

[YeeOnTeaCo]

I tasted my first 7581 ripe puer today. It was a sample from Yee On Tea. I read so much about ripe puer made before 2000 having much lighter fermentation so I was excited to try the tea. Unfortunately, this tea was a major disappointment. I could still taste the Wo Dui Too much fermentation for me! It was no different than the modern fully fermented ripe puers I bought from YS and Hojo. Should have listened to @StoneLadle mentioning that all 7581 bricks with laser tag are too fermented. Maybe because it was stored it Hong Kong?

If you want a better ripe puer, get the puers from GTH. All the loose Shu I bought from them are much less fermented, no Wo Dui taste, sweeter and way cheaper.

Hopefully their other teas are better.

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We are so sorry you didn’t like the free sample. Hope you’ll enjoy your other purchases better.

Like StoneLadle have said if you don’t like the heavy fermentation, as this recipe is more heavily cooked. Air it out for a while before consuming.

[vuanguyen]

@YeeOnTeaCo
I didn't mean to sound so negative. It just that my expectation was different. I am pretty sure people who like full fermented ripe will certainly enjoy this tea. I tried your "2001 Raw Yi Wu Wild Spring Tea" this morning and it was very good. Thank you.

@StoneLadle
I know you know your teas. But looking at the used leaves of Shu...now that's out of this world. They all look the same to me...dark black and all broken to small pieces.

[OCTO]

Having another round of OCTO's peculiar blends... hahahaha..... blended young shou with late 90s sheng puerh.

Cheers!!

[vuanguyen]

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[polezaivsani]

Picked up EoT's 70's loose leaf puer to start the day. The oldest one i've had yet with leaves being picked before my lifetime. Dry leaves gave little hint of what was about to happen and from that i wasn't expecting much and didn't have too much time to spare either. The brew got dark and thick pretty much instantly. On first sip the aroma seemed familiar with lots of camphor and pine wood along with it's resin. Through it turned to be incredibly deep in that. The couple base strokes where encrusted with multitude of finer details whichever way i focused my attention at. Savory, glorious texture, round and velvet. Couldn't find anything off in it. Nice, but the best was still to come. I rarely describe tea as calming as i quickly fall into such state whenever i'm having tea time. This time though i noticed that i was getting short on time, which should've made me a little uncomfortable, but i was seemingly getting more relaxed by the minute. Pacified and filled with joy. And this glowed with me for a better part of the day, met much more smiling people and at times was just giggling overflown with such a nice mood. An anecdote, probably only in part due to tea, but such a great experience nonetheless. Pity that it was a solo session. Will try it on somebody else next time .

[pase22]

As I'm still discovering different types and varieties. I picked up a golden pu'er and am really enjoying the taste of it, but can't pin-point what I'm tasting since I have no point of reference. I'd appreciate any help in identifying it. Here's the link to it if that helps.
https://theteahaus.com/black-teas/golde ... ganic.html

[StoneLadle]

Picked up EoT's 70's loose leaf puer to start the day. The oldest one i've had yet with leaves being picked before my lifetime. Dry leaves gave little hint of what was about to happen and from that i wasn't expecting much and didn't have too much time to spare either. The brew got dark and thick pretty much instantly. On first sip the aroma seemed familiar with lots of camphor and pine wood along with it's resin. Through it turned to be incredibly deep in that. The couple base strokes where encrusted with multitude of finer details whichever way i focused my attention at. Savory, glorious texture, round and velvet. Couldn't find anything off in it. Nice, but the best was still to come. I rarely describe tea as calming as i quickly fall into such state whenever i'm having tea time. This time though i noticed that i was getting short on time, which should've made me a little uncomfortable, but i was seemingly getting more relaxed by the minute. Pacified and filled with joy. And this glowed with me for a better part of the day, met much more smiling people and at times was just giggling overflown with such a nice mood. An anecdote, probably only in part due to tea, but such a great experience nonetheless. Pity that it was a solo session. Will try it on somebody else next time .

Good aged tea is always calming... In either a strong or gentle way, but should be calming... Mellow you know...

[StoneLadle]

As I'm still discovering different types and varieties. I picked up a golden pu'er and am really enjoying the taste of it, but can't pin-point what I'm tasting since I have no point of reference. I'd appreciate any help in identifying it. Here's the link to it if that helps.
https://theteahaus.com/black-teas/golde ... ganic.html

The tea looks like entry grade loose leaf that's gone thru extended "cellaring" and it reminds me of much Pu Erh that's available in restaurants etc in South East Asia.

I personally drink some form of loose leaf PE now and then and most of it is referred to as cooked even when it's been aged naturally which I assume yours is as per the vendor's claim. 5 years of loose leaf agingisn't quite the same as cake aging
and results in quicker aging at the cost of complexity and nuance in my opinion.

You should be getting a quality product nonetheless, that should be smooth and with decent body and weight A look at the used leaves would tell us a bit more, but hey, if you're enjoying it, that's great! The typical upfront PE characteristics should be there, some earthiness, perhaps stewed fruit and bittersweetness...

[TeaTotaling]

Tea Party Having a real time today, gettin’ geeked! It’s poppin’ off

2006 Xishuangbanna Sheng (in the mix) brewed in the finest Aged DCQ crafted by 沈美华 Shen Mei Hua. Masterpiece.

~16g’s in ~280ml.

Complex, woody, and spicy with a very present fresh rolling tobacco character. Top shelf cigar in a cup, I just need a Cuban to match.

Love the energy on this one. Very relaxed, sedating, and pleasant.

@TeaTotaling Montana

Salud, Ching-Ching

[OCTO]

Tea Party Having a real time today, gettin’ geeked! It’s poppin’ off

2006 Xishuangbanna Sheng (in the mix) brewed in the finest Aged DCQ crafted by 沈美华 Shen Mei Hua. Masterpiece.

Complex, woody, and spicy with a very present fresh rolling tobacco character. Top shelf cigar in a cup, I just need a Cuban to match.

Love the energy on this one. Very relaxed, sedating, and pleasant.

TeaTotaling Montana

Salud, Ching-Ching

[OCTO]

Been drinking a lot of Tuo and JingGua Cha Puerh lately. This one is a 1998 JingGua Sheng ... not the best I’ve had. It’s a lot milder than what I would usually drink but it turns out pretty relaxing and subtle after a long tiring day. Good tea to wind down before bed if you’re looking for a tea that’s not overly exciting and energetic.

Nice and clean leaves. No problems with storage either. Lightly wet stored.

Cheers!

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[TeaTotaling]

@OCTO Cheers!!!

Nice looking leaves, squeaky clean.

[OCTO]

@TeaTotaling Cheers buddy!!

That’s how I like my tea.... squeaky clean!! Hahahaha....