Tea: Fengqing Old Tree Raw Pu-erh Cake Tea 2013
A Raw (Sheng) Pu-erh from TeaVivre
| Brand: | TeaVivre |
| Style: | Raw (Sheng) Pu-erh |
| Region: | Fengqing, Yunnan, China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Compressed |
| # Ratings: | 2 View All |
| Product page: | Fengqing Old Tree Raw Pu-erh Cake Tea 2013 |
Reviewer: geologyguy
✓ 108 teas reviewed
✓ 4 of Raw (Sheng) Pu-erh
✓ 4 of Pu-erh Tea
✓ 6 of TeaVivre
✓ 4 from Fengqing, Yunnan, China
✓ 5 from Yunnan, China
Review of Fengqing Old Tree Raw Pu-erh Cake Tea 2013
July 3rd, 2014
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 8 of 10 | 1 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 40 of 100 |
| Excellent | Bad | Not Worth Paying For |
very good smell but taste is quite bitter and earthy...steeped 7 minutes...probably should have gone a bit lighter...too much bitter earth power on this one...not my style....let it cool to room temp and tried again....holy BITTER batman!!! way bad....
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Comments:
 | Alex Zorach wrote: on July 4th, 2014 |
I think it makes sense that this tea might be too intense...some people really like the un-aged Raw Pu-erh, but a lot of people don't...which is why it's often aged, and over time, the flavor mellows.
You can always try steeping them less time and/or using less leaf, however. I love TeaVivre but I often find some of their brewing recommendations to be strange, sometimes much stronger or much weaker than suits my tastes.
 | Whiskey wrote: on November 26th, 2018 |
I found this one more rough and bitter than others from TeaVivre, too. I love the "holy BITTER batman!!!" Thanks for the laugh! :)
