I came across some tea from Yunnan recently and, since it vanishes quickly from the container, I think I like it a lot. It has a spicy aftertaste and goes well with a bit of milk. The tea has just Yunnan as a label, no other indication. Are there differences in Yunnans, or are there single estate teas?
Thanks, JB
Short answer: I don't know.
Longer version: The manufacturer's label on the cake says Xishuangbanna in Yunnan, but that doesn't prove the tea was grown nearby. The cake separates easily into buds that look for all the world like Fujian Silver Needles, especially after brewing.
/Lew
Does it taste anything like the Silver Needle tea from Fujian with which we are all familiar? If so, I may end up breaking down and buying some of the stuff (the Pu-Erh in question). Michael seems quite taken with it.
That reminds me.. I need to start drinking some of the now-31-year-old Pu-Erh that I bought last year, especially with (hopefully) cooler weather on the way.
N.
You might well experience it that way. It's certainly the only Puerh I've tried that you could call ethereal. I did a review of it at
or, for a finite period of time,
Me too!
This reminds me: This summer I haven't been avoiding Puerhs the way I used to in hot weather. A rainy day in summer somehow seems to call for one.
/Lew
Unfortunately in my area of the country there aren't many rainy days in summer. Right now we're having our yearly drought. How I hate it. Oh well, at least it will give me time to get the greenhouse constructed without rain-delays. The footings are being dug today.
N.
I read your evaluation of the Silver Needle Pu-erh tea. I saw the words that strike fear into my palate: smokiness. Sorry.. I don't think it's for me -- any hint of smokiness in a green (or certainly a white) tea ruins the experience for me. I'll save my money. :-/
N.
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silver needle pu-erh, just like green pu-erh tea cakes should be aged infinitely, at least eight to ten years before the tea loses the smokiness and the bitterness, and mature into a finer smoother tea. most green pu erh tea cakes remain smoky even after storage for a couple of years. needs more airing.
but if anyone had a really aged store of silver needle pu erh(which is highly unlikely), it would be a heavenly drink
This tea isn't bitter at all. Let me try to be more precise about the word "smoky". It has nothing in common with the pine-smoky flavor of Lapsang Souchong. The aspect of its flavor I called smoky is more like the so-called smokiness of many Chinese green teas. Having recently tasted a Bamboo Fragrance Puerh, I'm tempted to rename that flavor "bamboo".
/Lew
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