
2016 EOT Huangshan and Manlin
I have stored the 2016 Essence of Tea Puerh club teas in 32C mylar storage for the past 7 years, and they have certainly evolved… Several of the teas, like...
I have stored the 2016 Essence of Tea Puerh club teas in 32C mylar storage for the past 7 years, and they have certainly evolved… Several of the teas, like...
This was one of the better/more normal teas received in the 2016 Essence of Tea Puerh Club, and I stored half of this cake for 5 years in heated storage...
Stored in mylar for 5 years at 32C. This was kept rather low in humidity, around 55%, and so did not age as quickly as other teas kept in the...
This is a continuation of a series of storage experiments and comparisons. I stored two halves of the 2016 Manlin from the Essence of Tea puerh club in two different...
More tea from the same storage experiment that I’ve been writing about. Today we have more subtle changes in the case of two Spring 2016 teas from Essence of Tea. ...
4.8g/85ml glazed pot [8.1] This sample of Spring 2016 maocha from a single tree in Wuliang was included as part of the Fall 2016 shipment of the Essence of Tea...
4 May 2017, 5.5g/100ml gaiwan [6.2] Dry leaf has a mineral/plastic smell and the damp leaf has some warehouse, but no geosmin or fermentation funk. When wet, the aroma is...
July 27, 2016, 5g/70ml gaiwan [3.5] Both mushrooms have a very sweet smell of overripe fruits. The mushrooms are made entirely of buds. This seems to be known as Yabao, although...
Aug 4, 2016, 5.9g/90ml gaiwan. [7.1] This tea is apparently from a single tree near Bangwei in Simao. The pungent aroma is very similar to the floral/honey/urine signature I get...
Aug 2, 2016 5g/70ml gaiwan. [6.3] Dry/Damp leaf very fruity with some strength. Light yellow-peach wash, citrus, “fresh scent” perfume aroma Wet leaf active bitter veggies with some oolong. Medium+...