One response to “2019 Yunnan Sourcing Lao Man’e Ripe Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 218]”
Thanks for the review James! It was very interesting to hear your thoughts.
I find myself coming down on the total opposite side with this tea and it’s one I could absolutely drink every day. The taste of this one reminds me a lot more of bittersweet dark chocolate than the pill-type bitterness you mentioned (It’s funny because right as I type this I’m drinking some fresh mao cha from Lao Man’e and I get that pill-type bitterness in spades…. It’s almost too much). I’m primarily a raw puerh guy and admittedly most ripes don’t do much for me. I feel like they need some serious strength for me to enjoy them, which is probably not fair to a lot of ripes, but so goes my palate. I also have a cake of the Bawang and so far I havent been too crazy about it, but it’s only been in my storage for a short time.
Interestingly, I tried a sample of the Hai Lang Hao Lao Man’e ripe from YS and found it to be much less bitter than Scott’s.
One response to “2019 Yunnan Sourcing Lao Man’e Ripe Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 218]”
Thanks for the review James! It was very interesting to hear your thoughts.
I find myself coming down on the total opposite side with this tea and it’s one I could absolutely drink every day. The taste of this one reminds me a lot more of bittersweet dark chocolate than the pill-type bitterness you mentioned (It’s funny because right as I type this I’m drinking some fresh mao cha from Lao Man’e and I get that pill-type bitterness in spades…. It’s almost too much). I’m primarily a raw puerh guy and admittedly most ripes don’t do much for me. I feel like they need some serious strength for me to enjoy them, which is probably not fair to a lot of ripes, but so goes my palate. I also have a cake of the Bawang and so far I havent been too crazy about it, but it’s only been in my storage for a short time.
Interestingly, I tried a sample of the Hai Lang Hao Lao Man’e ripe from YS and found it to be much less bitter than Scott’s.
Cheers man