Pu tastes different under different rel. humidity?

[apache]

In the last few days here in the UK turn very cold. My heating is up and relative humidity in my house has gone down from 60 - 70% to 40 - 50%. My puerh teas seem to taste much milder / bland than normal.

Am I imagining thing or some of you have similar experience?

[shah82]

typical under my circumstances. Young puerh tends to taste weaker with especially fewer huigans during the winter.

[guitar9876]

I've noticed that as well as I've moved from California to Boston. Definitely lacking in the huigan department.

[TIM]

hibernation. Or it's too dry?

[shah82]

I think it's an air pressure/humidy thing, not how hot or cold the air is... No problems in the summer with air conditioning, for example...

[apache]

The pu I'm drinking today is half aged sheng 2001 7432. It's almost like different tea. I will try it again when the weather is a bit warmer and humidity inside the house back to normal.

[Poohblah]

relative humidity also affects your sensitivity to smell a great deal, with drier air corresponding to weaker scents, and aroma has a large effect on taste.

[TwoDog2]

relative humidity also affects your sensitivity to smell a great deal, with drier air corresponding to weaker scents, and aroma has a large effect on taste.

The least romantic, but most universally understood occurrence of this phenomenon: farting in a hot shower.

Stay classy, teachat.

[Drax]

relative humidity also affects your sensitivity to smell a great deal, with drier air corresponding to weaker scents, and aroma has a large effect on taste.

The least romantic, but most universally understood occurrence of this phenomenon: farting in a hot shower.

Stay classy, teachat.

Bravo, sir, bravo!

[apache]

relative humidity also affects your sensitivity to smell a great deal, with drier air corresponding to weaker scents, and aroma has a large effect on taste.

The least romantic, but most universally understood occurrence of this phenomenon: farting in a hot shower.

Stay classy, teachat.

Bravo, sir, bravo!

This forum always amazes me, how could we come to this?

[jayinhk]

Maybe those of you in dryer climes could drink your pu in the bathroom with the shower running?

[fdrx]

Don't you think that all this is more about humidity changes in your nose which affect the mucus or the sinuses than a humidity problem? I can't say it for shure, of course, but it looks logical to me that a dry air makes smells more accurate because humidity brings more smells than dry air. For example we know when it's going to rain because it smells rain (maybe it's a bad example lol).

I can read 40% RH here right now and i can tell you that this ZhiZheng LBZ '09 is a total gem, i need to review this soon!

[apache]

Maybe those of you in dryer climes could drink your pu in the bathroom with the shower running?

Me think inside a sauna is far more appropriate. Steamy session of pu ...

[fdrx]

... or you can drink above the kettle

[apache]

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I can read 40% RH here right now and i can tell you that this ZhiZheng LBZ '09 is a total gem, i need to review this soon!

Glad that you are having a great LBZ, but you might never know. If you were drinking this in a room at 95 % RH and 34C, you might not be in the most comfortable environment, but this cuppa might lead you on cloud nine.