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Do Thai Puerhs taste good?

The setup for Ku Zhu Shan Gushu Sheng 2013 by thetea.pl

Puerh tea from Thailand is getting more and more popular. Since Thailand is bordering Yunnan, the environment is very similar. The same goes for tea: Of course there is also good Gushu to find in Thailand! But only since a few years I see more and more concrete Bings from Thailand. Let’s try one today!

As most of the times I am trying a sheng puerh. Today is no exception - this also gives me the possibility to better judge if there are some differences between China and Thailand puerh specifically, since the other - more common - traits of a sheng puerh are known to me.

The first steepings start with a well rounded bitterness. Not so much sweetness - which is not a downside at all.
It offers some herbal notes. Also the typical astringent notes, which I personally love in sheng Puerh. The grassy flavor is also very intense.
My brewing device for this session is a 150ml Yxing clay pot. I used about 10g. The tea hits hard - even in my clay pot which usually rounds off the character of a hard hitting tea.
Hence, for beginners I would recommend a much lighter water/tea ratio.
For later steepings the tea develops nicely and stays strong. The tea leaves my mouth very watery and dry at the same time - I also notice a decent huigan. The tea also offers some flowery taste, mostly orchid aroma.
Being produced in 2013 this tea already has aged for 8 years as of writing this blog post. Even though you can definitely taste some of that age I probably would’ve estimated it younger blind tasting it. Also in terms of Qi it did not offer much - compared to other cakes with similar age.
While enjoying the tea, I totally forgot that the theme today was Thailand. But there you have it! Turns out that there is no big difference at all! Of course a good puerh is dependent on many factors - but for now I would say one of the least important ones is China vs. Thailand.

In general I am very excited to see what Thai puerh teas will be sourced in the next years. I think there is a lot of potential and it might soothe the puerh price explosion.
So in summary I will definitely try out more Thai puerhs in the future - stay tuned!

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