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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
I have enjoyed those no-named purchased pu-erh pellets... (I guess they are really touchas, but I enjoy the roll of the 'p's') but only as a point of interest. Make mine black.  l |
To be honest I drink Pu-Erh after lunch and dinner for its health benefits. I enjoy a good dusty flavour in the first after meal cup
It makes me happy that once in a blue moon I like something that is also healthy
it is a very unusual combo for me
I like how it makes my stomach feel lighter after a meal.
I am not sure how I feel about black blends yet. So far, I liked only Tea House Emporium English Breakfast. I know I have not tried any
good names, so we will see. Well, I drink Taylors of Harrogate Tea Room Blend and it is good but nothing special, to buy it again.
On the other hand I love their Ceylon. I love Assam Harmutty and Keemun from Tea House Emporium. I also like THE's Assam Mangalam as the very first cup of wake me up with a hummer in the office, but it doesn't have too much flavour besides a pleasant malty flavour, just a very strong tea
I don't find any of the teas that I have drunk & liked, except burned tyres and Pu-Erh, to have any special or good smell. I have a sensitive nose, so I believe I would notice.
Anyway, I just finished a cup of Honeybush. Maybe I overbrewed it (they suggest 7-10 minutes and I did it 16 minutes), but I dislike the taste.
Btw., Ti Kuan Yin is the tea they serve in the local Chinese buffet style restaurant and I always order it. They call it Chinese tea. I always, until 4 years ago, assumed it was a green tea. I quite liked it and it was this tea that prompted me to investigate green teas many years ago and realise that there is another type - blue/oolong. This tea has sparked my interest in teas which slowly smouldered until a few months ago
when the fire finally caught up and grew into a bonfire