Purple bud puerh?
Has anyone had experience with purple bud tea? I saw a cake that looked pretty cool but I wanted to know what your opinions are. I'm probably going to order some sample but while I wait, I'd love to hear your input.
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Re: Purple bud puerh?
It's strange stuff. Do try a sample first!DarkenedSun wrote:Has anyone had experience with purple bud tea? I saw a cake that looked pretty cool but I wanted to know what your opinions are. I'm probably going to order some sample but while I wait, I'd love to hear your input.
Which cake are you looking at?
Sep 20th, '11, 15:14
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Re: Purple bud puerh?
Ya, some are really bitter, some are sour, some are fruity. Heavy regional variation, I find. Purple bud/yesheng from Lincang is different from XSBN is different from Simao.TokyoB wrote:It can be very, very bitter so as BBB said, sample first!
Re: Purple bud puerh?
I don't have any specific cake I'm thinking of yet. I just kinda stumbled across a site that had some and so I looked and got intrigued. I see a few sites that have these cakes so I will be looking to find one that has samples.bearsbearsbears wrote:It's strange stuff. Do try a sample first!DarkenedSun wrote:Has anyone had experience with purple bud tea? I saw a cake that looked pretty cool but I wanted to know what your opinions are. I'm probably going to order some sample but while I wait, I'd love to hear your input.
Which cake are you looking at?
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Re: Purple bud puerh?
I have one that is said to be purple tea, but the leaf itself is not very purple: I like it very much. Another is made from a new varietal with purple in the name, and is quite....unusual. It's not especially bitter, but is more fruity than your average pu. So two "purples", and no shocking bitterness, just two tasty teas.
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What kind are the ones you like? I tried my first and it was very nice.debunix wrote:I have one that is said to be purple tea, but the leaf itself is not very purple: I like it very much. Another is made from a new varietal with purple in the name, and is quite....unusual. It's not especially bitter, but is more fruity than your average pu. So two "purples", and no shocking bitterness, just two tasty teas.
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Re: Purple bud puerh?
The first one I've had is 2006 Haiwan "Purple Bud" and the second is 2010 Fall Zi Juan - Yunnan "Purple Beauty" Tea, both from Norbu.DarkenedSun wrote:What kind are the ones you like? I tried my first and it was very nice.debunix wrote:I have one that is said to be purple tea, but the leaf itself is not very purple: I like it very much. Another is made from a new varietal with purple in the name, and is quite....unusual. It's not especially bitter, but is more fruity than your average pu. So two "purples", and no shocking bitterness, just two tasty teas.
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I will keep those in mind for my next round of ordering.debunix wrote:The first one I've had is 2006 Haiwan "Purple Bud" and the second is 2010 Fall Zi Juan - Yunnan "Purple Beauty" Tea, both from Norbu.DarkenedSun wrote:What kind are the ones you like? I tried my first and it was very nice.debunix wrote:I have one that is said to be purple tea, but the leaf itself is not very purple: I like it very much. Another is made from a new varietal with purple in the name, and is quite....unusual. It's not especially bitter, but is more fruity than your average pu. So two "purples", and no shocking bitterness, just two tasty teas.
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Just ordered samples of bothdebunix wrote:The first one I've had is [ul=http://www.norbutea.com/2006_haiwan_pur ... h_tea_cake]2006 Haiwan "Purple Bud"[/url] and the second is [ul=http://www.norbutea.com/ZiJuan_PurpleBeauty]2010 Fall Zi Juan - Yunnan "Purple Beauty" Tea[/url], both from Norbu.DarkenedSun wrote:What kind are the ones you like? I tried my first and it was very nice.debunix wrote:I have one that is said to be purple tea, but the leaf itself is not very purple: I like it very much. Another is made from a new varietal with purple in the name, and is quite....unusual. It's not especially bitter, but is more fruity than your average pu. So two "purples", and no shocking bitterness, just two tasty teas.
Will be my first order of Pu-erh
Re: Purple bud puerh?
Very cool. If you don't like the flavor of those, don't give up on Pu. Depending on what kind, there is a wide range of tastes that the tea can have. Be sure to try both ripe and raw before deciding on whether or not you like puerh as well.RogueBagel wrote:Just ordered samples of bothdebunix wrote:The first one I've had is [ul=http://www.norbutea.com/2006_haiwan_pur ... h_tea_cake]2006 Haiwan "Purple Bud"[/url] and the second is [ul=http://www.norbutea.com/ZiJuan_PurpleBeauty]2010 Fall Zi Juan - Yunnan "Purple Beauty" Tea[/url], both from Norbu.DarkenedSun wrote:What kind are the ones you like? I tried my first and it was very nice.debunix wrote:I have one that is said to be purple tea, but the leaf itself is not very purple: I like it very much. Another is made from a new varietal with purple in the name, and is quite....unusual. It's not especially bitter, but is more fruity than your average pu. So two "purples", and no shocking bitterness, just two tasty teas.
Will be my first order of Pu-erh
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Re: Purple bud puerh?
Much as I enjoy that Haiwan purple bud, I have to admit that these interesting purple teas would not have turned me on the puerh, if they were the first puerhs I'd tried. I try to share those with people who are already interested in puerh.
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debunix wrote:Much as I enjoy that Haiwan purple bud, I have to admit that these interesting purple teas would not have turned me on the puerh, if they were the first puerhs I'd tried. I try to share those with people who are already interested in puerh.
...so just out of curiosity, what puerh DID get you interested in the first place?
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Re: Purple bud puerh?
My first puerh was unknown--my dad had already brewed it up, so I didn't see what he started with. It was delicious. I'd guess it was an inexpensive shu. Then I recognized the word on a can of Rishi mini-tuos, and after a year or two of drinking those, I worked up the nerve to try a couple of beengs from my local chinatown tea shops. Again, I know very little about those.
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Re: Purple bud puerh?
If memory serves me correctly, which has failed on occasion I believe that purple bud is a result of a lack of sun while growing as part of the photosynthesis process.