Author: Mike Petro Tea Name Golden Melon PTA 001 Reviewer Mike Petro Vendor Name Grandtea.com Weight 0 Cost $0.00 Vintage 1988 Form Sample Genre Shu/Black/Cooked/Ripe Wet Appearence Leaf were mostly whole and very lively. There did crumble when rolled between the fingers. Brew Method Gungfu in 75ml Yixing pot Rinsed tea with boiling water for a 20 seconds.Used Boiling mountain spring water collected at the source. Date Reviewed 7/1/2005 Leaf 3.2g Water 75ml Steep 1 45s - Liquor was the color of an amber honey. Tastes very green for a black puerh, the secondary fermentation must have been very light. Notes of grass or reeds. Very vegetal. Steep 2 30s - Green, vegetal, less bite, not what I expected from a cooked puerh. Steep 3 50s - Tartness is giving way to a little bit of a wood note, albeit a green wood or bamboo. Steep 4 60s- Flavors are becoming more balance horever there is a bitterness starting to emerge. Steep 5 120s - Bitterens becming the leading component, although a hint of sweetness is emerging in the aftertaste Comments I find it difficult to classify this as a black puer. It is not as smooth as I would expect a cooked puerh of any age to be. That being said I think that in 10 years this may indeed be quite good.
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