1789 Tasting Notes
I would never in a million years have bought this tea, but a friend gave me 50g of it bc she was allergic and I can happily tell her it has gone to a great home. I let a heaping spoon of it steep in my mason jar for a few hours and it was delicious!!!
I added some lime juice, and it was delicious.
I’ll add some Rangpur Gin and see how it goes!
Preparation
Sipdown! 151
White puerh? Ok, why not? I probably shouldn’t have steeped this for the full 10 min as it IS a bit stronger than I’m used to with puerh, but I can see how this is a white/puerh blend. It’s definitel dark and earthy, but there’s also that tree barky flavour I expect with certain white teas. There’s a bit of sweetness in there – like honey – and the liquor is dark and rich.
The honey notes actually become more prominent further in the cup, and as it cools. INTERESTING. This isn’t one I thought I’d immediately love but it’s growing on me!
Thank you Sil!
Cavo, how do you steep puerh if you’re not doing short steeps? I’ve only done it in my gaiwan for short steeps, and this method sometimes prevents me from drinking it, because it takes more attention/time. I’d love to learn a way to steep puerh in a less fussy fashion.
You could do it my terrible awful way, which is putting ~1/2 tsp leaf into a thermos and adding hot water and forgetting about it until about 4 hours later. :D Only works for some teas though.
haha! Maybe I’ll try that sometime. :)
The packaging from teavivre said to steep it for 6-10 min so that’s what I went with. I thought that was a little insane, but Mandala’s Special Dark says the same and for the first time I just go with what the vendor suggests.
OMGsrsly – I bet Special Dark would survive a 4 hour steep. :P
I have some! I might try it. :D
The nuggets from Mandala work GREAT that way, you can steep for 4 hours 3-4 times before simmering them on the stove to extract the last of the goodness.
ooooh! I love these ways of steeping! :D I must try.
And, I must try doing short steeps more often too! :P I just have a hard time dedicating an afternoon to puer. :P But luckily a lot of the tea I’ve bought from Mandala/Verdant have instructions for Western Style brewing. :P Or I guess, but I know I’m missing out on a lot of the nuances… (but if it means I do that, or I don’t drink it at all, then… I’m doing ok)
That’s just it, for me too. I love when I can find the time to dedicate to a full puerh session, but there are days I want to drink it, but don’t have the time to sit down properly for multiple short steeps. Also, I haven’t figured out how to keep my water warm sufficiently, and it can be a real pain heating up cold water repeatedly for the session (I either need a better kettle, or a thermos… not sure which).
Thermos! Kettle just means you’re reheating the water constantly. Unless you get one of the Asian water heaters..
Oh man, I love A&D Damn Fine Tea. I think I currently have 5 tins of tea from these guys and I pretty much love all of them. (I’m not so fussed about the Double Knit blend but the rest are amaze).
I’m drinking this bc we’re not getting a Goat/Sheep tea for Chinese New Year, which makes me sad, but the fact that I still have LAST YEAR’s TEA (and a lot of it) really helps make up for that. I tend to savour these teas and they last me months. And while I’ve had a lot of Yunnan teas lately (mostly thanks to Sil, I find that I have the warmest thoughts about this silly horse tea!)
Baaaa! I would love a sheep tea. Or a goat tea. :)
i agree…their teas are very reliable….but their shipping’ll kill ye!
Yeah, shipping is rough! That’s why I order big when I do order, and preferably when they have a shipping discount! I think like time I placed an order someone asked if we could get some love in Canada and they gave us a $5 discount on shipping – that was good enough for me!
I wish they would give you the option to buy the tea w/o the tins though – it’d make shipping cheaper AND I could reuse these pretty tins!
Sipdown! 153
Thanks Sil! I was surprised by how much I liked this one! It’s very light and refreshing, but still dark enough to give me that black-tea kick that I need! It’s strange, but with the chai/mint combo, I’m getting a bit of a licorice flavour to it, but that just mean that it tastes cool and refreshing. I could easily drink 50g-100g of this one!
I thought it was almost time to go home like an hour ago, so it’s been decided that I need a cup of this, liquid joy, to distract me while I wait out the rest of my day..
It’s so good and I will miss it.
(I’m not convinced that guayasa really wakes me up but maybe I’m just immune to everything. I mean, lbr, I drank a full cup of coffee and then napped on the couch like 5 minutes after on the weekend…)
I’m having Good Morning Sunshine today :)
Haha I’m totally immune to caffeine. It’s all about drinking for pleasure.
hehe you had a coffee nap! http://www.vox.com/2014/8/28/6074177/coffee-naps-caffeine-science
Woah! That’s interesting!
Coffee naps have saved me a few times now, during my undergrad. :)
I tried it once with coffee, a few times with tea unintetionally. Its a different sort of nap that’s for sure!
OMG. This is AMAZE.
The barley makes it taste like coffee, or like something amazingly earthy & sweet .
Thank you Sil I might have to get more. (154)
wait for me to get through/open the teas i bought from DTH….that way we can check those ones out too
I’ll wait, don’t worry. :P I shouldn’t be buying tea for a few months anyway… But I have this on my spreadsheet with notes to remind me to look for it again!
oh good. :) i’m trying to hold off until at least april/may ince that’s vacation to vancouver. i think
Yeah no worries. :) I don’t foresee any impulse purchases any time soooon? (Partially bc I’m waiting to see if I’m going to be working after next month or not!)
summer break?
Yeah. We’ll be done Hannibal in April – but it’ll slow down before that bc we might not have to built much more. And we don’t have anything schedule for after. Boss is thinking he might want a break. Whether that’s a few weeks or a few months, IDK yet. :P When things are calmer I’ll find out.
Ugh. UGHHHH. UGHGHGHGHGH – typos.
Thanks OMGsrsly! Now THIS is the type of white teas that I like. It’s very gentle and refreshing, and just as enjoyable hot and cooled. There’s a little bit of sweetness in it, but it’s’ subdued and relaxing – a perfect afternoon tea!
:D
:) I really like this one too. And Tea Centre legit does ship, but I don’t think they do shipping deals.
That’s good to know. I accept that I have to pay shipping, so I just try to max my orders out. :D
or i bring it back? with my extra suitcase?
Hahah. HAVE FUN SIL!
You going to Courtenay then, Sil? :)
we haven’t figured out where we’re going… was even looking at splurging on a stay at point no point…
Ooo, I’ve been there! It’s really gorgeous. :)
But it’s up towards Sooke, not up towards Nanaimo…
so don’t be mean. remember ian and i drive lots… whats an 8 hrs drive there and back?
A day of tea shopping… :P
Thanks MissB and Sil for sharing this with me! I saw Sil’s warning and steeped it at a lower temperature so no complaints there -but it’s really bark-y? I’m sure that’s just because of the base white tea because I’ve had ‘white chocolate teas’ before with white tea and they taste very similar. I liked this cup, but it’s probably not something I’d order more of – mostly bc I’m not big on white chocolate? :D But I’m happy I had a cup. A cup is the perfect amount!
i don’t think i’ve tried this one yet lol
No? Well…. I can certainly set some aside for you! I thought I had it in the SSTTB but I guess that went to ppl AFTER you. Did you have the other Hugo teas that I grabbed? Full Steam is amazing. Grey Line is good but I understand if you don’t want to try the best EG I’ve had. :P
BORED reminds me when Sherlock says it, but that could be because I’m reading Baskervilles at the moment. :D
Hahah. That’s pretty great tea-sipper. :)
pretty sure i enjoyed full steam. was just this one i hadn’t had i think
Well it’s on my spreadsheet now so I’ll make sure you get to try it!