HOW TO TASTE RAW PUERH TEA
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- čas přidán 25. 10. 2019
- How do you taste PuErh tea to understand its character? We unveil Pollen Provider Gushu PuErh so that we can taste back to back with Dream Scene Smuggler Raw PuErh. This is the best way to experience the difference between sheng PuErh.
⭐️ POLLEN PROVIDER: meileaf.com/p/tea-popc
⭐️ DREAM SCENE SMUGGLER: meileaf.com/p/tea-dssc
Teaware:
BLUE GAIWAN: meileaf.com/p/cl-mlgw
HAMMERED GLASS GONG DAO BEI: meileaf.com/p/ggdb
BRUSHED EARTH CUPS: meileaf.com/p/cl-sgcp
BLUE PORCELAIN CUPS meileaf.com/p/cl-mlcp
PORCELAIN SCOOPS: meileaf.com/p/tsc-porc
Videos:
📹 Dream Scene Smuggler: / b0jducuggui
📹 What is Gushu PuErh?: • What is Gushu PuErh Te...
📹 How to Brew PuErh: • HOW TO BREW PUERH TEA ...
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George was spot on with his brewing time. the gaiwan lid went on at 12:50 and he poured at 13:10
He's living my dream! I would quit my job and my life here if I would get the chance to work with tea for a living!!!
geschepper same!
Same here😭😭😭
Chase your dreams! Do it!
Agreed!
I think Don really enjoys having a young apprentice.
Love the colour of your shirt it's quite distractingly beautiful.
It's camouflage in front of the couch
I would like to see more tea tastings with george! I think he is a very relatable and sweet person :) Also I feel like he encapsulates a pretty decent number of the general viewership by being quite into tea but not knowing every in and out to the fullest (which might make him so relatable)
is it about not knowing it all... or just not being snob ?
the online world of puer old-timers is quite... opiniated, to be polite.
Give us more of George, he is good, he knows his teas .
Yes❤ more George
Awesome addition, he looks very cheerful!
I learned a lot in this one! I was struggling with raw PuErh too. They all seem to have that distinct raw puerh taste and then discerning all the little notes is tough. Thanks for the lesson. I definitely feel more confident on pulling the trigger on a cake
More George! He's a cool dude!
Great dynamic between you two.... sooooo feel free to invite George for more videos! :D
True teaheads together is always a pleasure to see !
Drinking the 2018 young gushu while watching 😄
I think I actually met him, when I was in the teahouse recently
I want to drink tea with George. 😉😍
Course you do ;)
interesting to see them tasting tea in a different way. Don being more on finding that exact note/souvenir, george is more about the feeling kind of telling a story of the emotions felt during the experience.
I like George haha That enthusiasm!
Bring this boy back!
Great dynamic between these two. Enthusiasm is contagious!
I especially loved that last 3 minutes of wisdom, I'm so desperate to create some empty space in my life one of these days to fill it up with some Pollen Provider :) Can't wait x
Really enjoyed George’s enthusiasm and energy, I’m also trying to develop my palate so great to see someone learning too.
You hit on my spot in the tea journey. I am new and can't taste all the notes and things you talk about , but during the last week I find myself using terms creamy and bright when talking about a new tea. I am just feeling it naturely coming to me. Learning the body feelings the different teas give me. It just takes time to learn. There is so much to learn But so far my favorite tea is Jade 5 . Love it. And my passion has already spread to several co-workers. I have my tea set for gung-fu brewing for work and the people under me smile when I break it out. They say I'm more mellow soon as I start brewing. :)
you use wooden teatray at work too?
Excellent point about emptiness!
THIS IS MY FAVOURITE VIDEO SO FAR HI GEORGE
Love the vids mate
Great video, your mentioning of how Puerh farmers focus much more on sensation instead purely on flavour resonates with me. I rarely can make out destinct aromas like white chocolate or facecream. On the other hand broader flavour notes like zestyness or malty sweetness I do get, but especially with raw puerh it is much more how it makes me feel, which dictates the level of enjoyment I get from the tea.
8:30 - Don Delivers a philosophical lesson about not applying labels to the distinguishing flavour characteristics of Puer tea
9:20 - "I'm getting white chocolate and apricots for sure"
Stop suggesting tasting notes before George gets a chance to, leading the witness!
This was a very enjoyable session, Don.
I liked the talk about the PuErh taste, because that's how it really is :)
And also the Pollen Provider seems really nice!!!! I have to get one in the future.
I have tested Dreamscene Smuggler before and loved it.
Thank you Don for this video and you, taking your time for all those teaheads out there.
Also George did pretty well!
Thanks for another fun and informative video. I'd love to see more of George and your other workers in your videos. How about one with Adrian?
I've only started my free fall down the fine quality tea rabbit hole, but with you and your carefully chosen teas, I know that I am an excellent hands. Thanks goes to you and all of your crew for what you do for us.
This was really cool to see guys
I just found this before going to bed I will watch in its entirety tomorrow 😊🙌
I love the thumbnail!!!😂
Would love to see another run of guru's, such a compact gong fu solution. bit more my style than the brewrider tbh.
hey, could you do a video on genmaicha? id like your take on it as it is my favorite kind of tea
Just finished my 15th infusion of Jade Star 4 and wondering if I should simply add more leaves or start a whole new session. Interesting how I can identify changing aroma profiles (and a few distinct smells) yet am only able to identify a dominant flavour if that. I love Mei Leaf tea especially those with a noticeable Cha Qi which helps placate my PTSD+. It's gone 1 am here in South Australia. Any other Teaheads nearby? I'm new to tea drinking so any help appreciated. Cheers, Al
I have a very similar experience with ripe puer. I like them but to me they all taste quite similar, I mostly just get the earthy flavour which I really enjoy but it's very hard for me to get the other aromas. I don't have that problem with any other kind of tea.
Found a new love in this kind of tea because of this video. Put it right up there with Scotch and Bourbon (I'm from Kentucky, home of Bourbon). I dont have a Gong Fu set yet, but I have a kettle like your Connoisseur Glass Tea Brewer And Decanter. It'll get me by for now. Gotta save up for the PuErh cakes.
Your explanation of the abstract approach to tasting reminds me of something a whiskey tasting channel (Whiskey Vault) mentioned about the difference between a more left-brain or right-brain approach - ie., trying to analytically pin down flavour notes, or alternatively, letting your brain suggest flavours based on past memories. They compare how when you're trying to remember someone's name and you have it on the tip of your tongue, compared to when you just think of someone and their names comes straight to you.
Aaaaaaah!! That is so cool that George was on this side and now is on the couch!! ~~Hel-lo from the other si~~de! xD
Don, how many more tea cakes are coming out this year, I am going to be a pauper by the end of the year at this rate! Please tell me this is the last cake this year as the cost of Christmas presents is looming! :) PS, is the pollen provider a large or small batch?
I’m glad I’m not alone being a bit confused by my very limited experience of raw puerh. I have only tried two, neither are from Mei Leaf. I think from those I know what that basic taste is that they’re describing, but I don’t know if I like it. It reminds me of the smell of Henna that you use to dye your hair. The bitterness/astringency is definitely strong until about the 5th infusion. I keep trying them to convince myself I like them, but I don’t think I actually do haha. Maybe I’ll try the A-B test and/or purchase one from Mei leaf to compare. I have a lot to learn but also I’m ok deciding I just don’t like something.
Hmm :) I had an issue with the Night Forest Muse. I just risked it and bought the whole cake. And after I tasted it I thought to myself: "Well, I can get much better pu erh teas for less price." Mostly it reminded me japanese green teas. I got some edamame flavor, some not specified warm notes, maybe little bit citrus notes and a bit of sweet fruitiness - it reminded me specific candies that I was having when I was young (It was in an egg shape plastic packaging with little figure and pack of candies inside - and the taste of that cnadies was difficult to identify. It had something like a hint of strawberry base note. If that taste would be a color, it would have to be pink definitely. So afterwards it comes on my minde: "Well, at least something..." Also some rubber (but there are teas which are more like rubber - I call it a pacifier taste :) ) and little bit if bitterness. Now to the point - yesrerday I tried to be more relaxed and focused when having Night Forest Muse and I tasted it little bit different way. I came across a video about tasting tea and the guy sipped it and left it in his mouth for quite long time - and it definitely makes difference. I got more of the bitterness. "Oh, there it is :)" I was thinking. And afterwards it really came the sweetness. So it was quite pleasant. And today I tried taste the same way another of my pu erh teas, which was Yiwu Xiaowei Gushu 2018 and it seemed to me more rough and not as interesting. :-/ So finally I am confused. It seems that the way you drink tea makes also a big difference. As well as water quality (hard water - warmer notes, but missing aftertaste). So tasting pu erh teas - very difficult. Not like drinking Mi Lan Xiang Dancong :D
With night forest muse i got nothing but minerality for the first 4 cups until my mouth got accustomed with it
@@TTBOn00bKiLleR And how would you describe that minerality? Because I thought that I am familiar with mineral taste, mostly from Wu Yi Yan cha, but with Night Forest Muse I think I am missing it.
nice to see you george and don :)
I love how everyone has different tastes. All these teas are fantastic but - Dream Scene Smuggler vs Canopy Flasher? Dream Scene Smuggler was my fave. Pollen Provider vs Calamansi Swooper? Pollen Provider hands down! Pollen Provider vs Dream Scene Smuggler??? DSS takes the win! Not that it doesn't stand on it's own but DSS's minerality reminds me a little of Night Forest Muse which I adore. It was the first loose leaf tea I ever tasted and I will never forget that memory
Hey
I have one question. Often times I see people brewing puerhs doing really fast steepings, like 3 seconds, later 5 and up to 10 and later after 5th infusion they make it just a little longer. I do it this way too because it's convenient to me while studying when I don't have much time to wait between steepings.
Do you recommend this method and in what situations you would brew like this or your method with longer steepings?
He says george
George:🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾
😂😂😂
Welcome George!
I thought i knew tea, and then i bought night forest muse, which was also the first raw puerh i had. I was clueless :)). I need to stack up at least 2 more raws to get the hang of them
I recommend getting the Roady. Lovely flavor, good body and pleasing body sensation.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm relatively new to pu-erh, but if this is a 2019 Raw pu-erh, what actually makes it a pu-erh if it hasn't aged/fermented yet? Isnt it basically just a compressed green/black tea?
A fresh raw puer which hasn't aged yet is indeed somehow similar to green tea, but with an additional layer of flavour and power due to various factors such as the age of the trees, the terroir, the different varietals of the tea plant, different pick of leaves, etc.
Young gushu 2017 mixed with young gushu 2019 is incredible. Only have one taster left of 2017 though...
May I ask is it better to use ceramic gaiwan instead of clay pot to do pu erh?
I think you asking about porcelain. That would offer a transparent taste where the tea ware wouldn't affect the tea. Clay will accentuate certain notes in the tea depending on the clay!
Heey can you make a video about the most "psycho active" tea that ever passed trough your shop?
The biggest problem I see with this request is Dom hints frequently that tea affects people differently. Perhaps the most potent tea Dom had drunk or theoretically the most potent tea Dom had in stock.
@Protherium
sad I can't understand a word xD
29 sec. 1st infusion, 43 sec. the second one. Not to bad!
Hi George :)
so raw puerh is supposed to be a bit bitter? I keep having that with the young gushu from meileaf
It can be! But after a few infusions/ cups, the bitterness turns to a lasting sweetness in the mouth which is what keeps people buying Raw Puerh!
In my experience Sheng Pu Erhs are tricky to brew, they get very bitter very easily. You can try to bring the bitterness down but it’s always gonna be there.
Pairs well with a piping hot curry 🍛 🥵
damn, something bass like ien this video, isnt it? i thought someone close to me is hitting the walls over and over, but it is in this video.^^
I think that "somebody" was kicking the couch. :D
Sounds fine to me.
Brew times give me the willies, in the American sense of the word. Tea from this year really should not have such an intense colour, which suggests it's being over brewed.
Brew puer tea by yixing teapot is better.
No sugar in the cuppa, are they having a laugh?
Mmh. Still not a fan of Pu Erh...
I liked George! 3 years after video was made ... I hope he is still around.
he is - we did a video a few weeks ago: czcams.com/video/WHcqfygr8bY/video.html