I received an order from Puerhshop.com yesteday. With 15 tea samples. This is the first one that I tried.
Leaves (3/5): Small to medium sized. Few broken leaves: cake was properly separated.
Dry Aroma(3/5): My nose is not to sensitive because of allergies, but I didn't smell any thing other that Pu-erh. Pretty boring.
Wet aroma(3/5): Same as dry but more "subtle."
Taste(5/10): Some initial sweetness, mostly on the roof of the mouth. Then medium bitterness, very slight sourness.
Mouthfeel (4/10): Slightly dry.
Gan (10/10): Wow! Great very sweet, but took a few minutes to notice. Still here after 15 minutes!
Resteep (5/5) : Many. Never got weaker. Never increased steeps over 15 seconds.
Overall: (33/50): Gan is the best part. Will have again, maybe with some food.
Edit: I think I might have been a bit generous with this cake. Some cakes that I find much, much, much more pleasant are getting scores not much higher.
Review: Aged Premium Pu-erh Tea form Puerhshop.com
Last edited by edkrueger on Aug 10th, '08, 13:57, edited 2 times in total.
Gan(甘) is "sweet."
Thought I'd add a cool sidenote: huigan(回甘) is "returning sweetness" to describe a sweet aftertaste. Sometimes huigan is just used to describe any aftertaste or effect after the tea is swallowed.
Why am I so damn smart?
Thought I'd add a cool sidenote: huigan(回甘) is "returning sweetness" to describe a sweet aftertaste. Sometimes huigan is just used to describe any aftertaste or effect after the tea is swallowed.
Why am I so damn smart?
Aug 9th, '08, 19:43
Posts: 5151
Joined: Dec 20th, '06, 23:33
Scrolling: scrolling
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Oh, I've always had an inkling why I always got mixed up by those two terms, but seeing them side-by-side like this it may actually stick. Thank you, O wise one.Wesli wrote:Gan(甘) is "sweet."
Thought I'd add a cool sidenote: huigan(回甘) is "returning sweetness" to describe a sweet aftertaste. Sometimes huigan is just used to describe any aftertaste or effect after the tea is swallowed.
Why am I so damn smart?
Because God made you that way.
This pot: http://funalliance.com/tea/htm/teapot/870901602.htm. Half full with leaves. Rinsed twice. Water in, waited a second or two, tea out [10-15 seconds.]