126 Tasting Notes
Bitter-sweet and very fruity ith a longlasting aftertaste like berrys and nice, decent Qi. Later on the bitterness turns down and becomes more sweet, like tart sour cheryys. You get really much for your money!
Images and more at https://puerh.blog/teanotes/2017-jingdong-ancient-wild-eot
Flavors: Bitter, Cherry, Fruity, Sweet
Preparation
Buttery-smooth, very light tastewise but with a heavy underlying strength. Very strong and relaxing Qi and with a lot of endurance!
Images and more at https://puerh.blog/teanotes/2017-yiwu-guoyoulin-eot
Flavors: Butter, Heavy, Smooth, Sweet, Vegetal
Preparation
Very interesting tea and unlike everything else! Very sour, citrus and fungus notes as well as soy-sauce.
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Earthy, smoky and sweet, remembering me of liquorice.
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Very light and nutty, resembling dry foliage. Remindes me a bit of an Liu An or old Sheng.
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Light roasting-notes and refreshing light sourness, but a bit light tastewise.
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Flavors: Lemon, Roasted, Sour
Fresh, moderate sweetness and vegetal notes. Taste is a bit light but long lasting.
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Flavors: Moss, Smooth, Sweet, Vegetal
Preparation
Heavy thick and smooth with a long lasting bitterness and a bit astringent.
Images and more at https://puerh.blog/teanotes/2007-huangshan-qizhong-yqh
Flavors: Astringent, Bitter, Heavy, Leather, Smooth, Thick
Preparation
Extremely smooth, balanced, warm and thick. Lethery notes in the first steeps with becomes increasingly sweet. Very relaxing Qi.
Images and more at https://puerh.blog/teanotes/2004-tejipin-yqh
Flavors: Heavy, Leather, Smooth, Sweet, Thick, Wood
Preparation
Very smoky and sweet like caramell!
Images and more at https://puerh.blog/teanotes/2015-xiaoshu-linchang-prsk
Flavors: Caramel, Smoke, Sweet
I have this one in my cart. Nice to see some notes before I get one.
It’s really worth the money if you enjoy strong and bold puerhs with a wild profile. Not as hardcore as the Kunlu Bitter but more faceted flavors. Really enjoy this one.
Indeed I do. Kunlu, Bulang, Mang Fei are some of my favorites. I like to be smacked around by a tea.
I am considering this one, too. I did a blind buy on the 2016 kunlu bitter. It’s one of the most interesting teas in my collection.
omg. the bitterness on this one is pretty hardcore
Literally its making my throat numb and feels like its closing. ouf
Woot? Ok, there’s some nice and strong bitterness, but not as strong as the Kunlu Wild … be prepared ;-)
Haha, well i didnt get as much fruit as the terre de ciel kunlu, it has been a bitter-fest all the way, but its a deep bitter, not tangy, hard to explain. I might try with lower temps next time
What the 2016 EOT kunlu has gotten by for it is body feel and qi. Of course there is wonderfully deep bitterness that rings in the mouth, but what it does to my body is remarkable. The qi (essence) travels to unexpected parts of the body and lingers there like a heat pack for hours.
i’m chasing the juicy huigan of the TDC Kunlu. I’m not that bothered about Qi unless its too stimulating and then i dont like it
@Alexander – I am not getting anywhere near the bitterness I got with the kunlu than I did with this one. I have knocked 5c off the temp to 85 in preparation but I cant taste much bitterness at all.
Maybe I hit this Jingdong too hot by accident, although I havent ever done that before. It was waaaay bitter
@ranluwils: True, there is some very nice Qi with the Kunlu, like it was on the 2016er EoT Kunlu, too. Love it!
@Rasseru: Really? This is quite strange – I usually prepare Sheng this young the same way (8g to 80 ml and about 85-90 °C temperature) and the Kunlu has been always more bitter than the Jingdong. Let me know how the next sessions with those two work out!
yeah I will do. I’ll finish the samples properly, got another 2 sessions of each. Yeah i’m about the same specs. Maybe i’m used to the kunlu bitter as i’ve had a lot more of that type & my tongue is new to the jingdong. I dont know. interesting though, it was quite a noticeable difference. Also shows how different peoples tastes can be, especially with crazy sheng flavours
some of these tastes are sometimes way past the fringes of what normal people consider to be nice tasting, Its like the wild west of taste, haha
yeah, like Puerh itself is “acquired taste”, so are those very bitter Shengs (more so since you have to “acquire after you’ve acquired”) ;-)