Removing An Odor From Old Puerh?

[Tead Off]

Finally dipped into this stash to try it out as I've noticed no change from letting it air out. I guess if one likes clove tea (which is not a bad taste), one could drink this, but, this is not drinking a good aged Puerh by any stretch. I think a more radical approach may be necessary like steaming or even roasting as suggested by some posters, or, even the garbage.

[aKnightWhoSaysNi]

Age it for another 17 years and see if the clove smell dissipates

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Age it for another 17 years and see if the clove smell dissipates

It's a distinct possibility I may be dead by then. That would be one way of solving the problem, though.

[aKnightWhoSaysNi]

Age it for another 17 years and see if the clove smell dissipates

It's a distinct possibility I may be dead by then. That would be one way of solving the problem, though.

A cup of tea every day keeps the grim reaper away.

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As a last attempt to salvage this tea, I decided to put the leaves in my rice cooker. Typically, rice cookers have 2 positions, cook or warm. When there is no water in the container, the cook position will not run very long and automatically switches to warm. So, for 2 hours, I alternated between the 2. Bingo, no more clove smell. Gone.

I let it sit overnight in a cannister. Upon opening it this morning, still no clove smell. I remained hopeful as I brought out the Puerh pot and cups. My good mood dissolved as I lifted the 1st brew to my lips. The dreaded clove still pervaded the flavor and my hopes dashed with each successive brew. The leaves have now been transferred to the best container for them, the garbage bin. Sometimes it's best to just move on, eh?

[oldmanteapot]

No eggnog?

[shah82]

Man, I would have bought those. As someone who stores ready-serve pu in vanilla'd tins, I find that that kind of stuff preserves aroma, at some cost of perhaps unwanted aroma elements.

17 yo pu? Cloves? That's not a combination I'd have serious issues with. ?:~)

[entropyembrace]

Man, I would have bought those. As someone who stores ready-serve pu in vanilla'd tins, I find that that kind of stuff preserves aroma, at some cost of perhaps unwanted aroma elements.

17 yo pu? Cloves? That's not a combination I'd have serious issues with. ?:~)

yeah I could go for that too...

I just bought some clove and cinnamon flavoured shu in fact

Having a better base puerh flavoured with cloves sounds lovely to me

[hop_goblin]

Not to be facetious, but you could add other flavors like ginger and cardamon to make a cool puerh chai. Do it the same way, store the a small amount of pu with these spices in your box, but not mixed in the tea.

I found several puerh blends sold that contained cloves and other spices in chai-like blends. Could be quite nice as an evening tea.

Funny and good idea if you like chai masala.