Tea reviews for tea drinkers
Today I am dipping into my 2020 dragon ball samples from Bitterleaf Teas and giving out their Bonbon raw puerh a try. This sheng is interesting to me as they say it’s their closest 2020 production to 2019’s Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good, which is a puerh that I absolutely love (I’ll be getting back on…
Oh hey there! Long time no see! It feels a bit weird just jumping right into a brand new review after six months of silence, but I don’t want to take up space here, so I’ll address that at a later date. Long story short, life has been a bit crazy for me, as I’m…
This post is coming a little bit late – I did this tasting on February 29th, but was wanting to get my ‘first year of blogging’ post up last week, so I figured I would push this one. If you’re tuning in for the first time, this is my ninth monthly review of Bitterleaf Tea’s…
Bitterleaf Tea’s 2019 Don’t Be Sad is a new huang pian brick made out of Hekai material, some of which is huang pian from their Big Old Ass Tree production. Generally speaking I’m a big fan of huang pian teas, especially those from Bitterleaf. These puerhs are extremely budget friendly and I have often found…
Alright, time for another check in on Bitterleaf Teas’ 2019 Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good! This is my ninth write-up on this tea, so if you’d like to read my past reviews you can do so here, otherwise lets just get to it! Breaking the Cake As expected from past sessions, the dry cake doesn’t smell…
It feels like forever since my last post, but I’m back! If you don’t follow me on Instagram, I had a terrible flu for while that made it impossible to critically drink any tea. I’m happy to say I’m feeling much better now and have been itching to get back to it! Today I am…
Time for my last check in on Bitterleaf Teas’ Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good of the decade! If you’re a regular, you know the drill here. If you’re finding this for the first time, I have been doing monthly updates on this cake since it showed up at my door, and you can check on the…
Well, I think it’s about time to get back on the Lao Man E train and give Bitterleaf Teas’ 2019 The Bitter End a shot. The Bitter End is made with the “sweet” varietal of Lao Man E trees, as opposed to the “what the hell is wrong with you, who wants this?!” varietal that…
This months review of Bitterleaf Teas’ 2019 Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good is coming in a bit late because it has required a bit of investigating on my part. What do you do when a tea you’ve been loving for months suddenly tastes bland and boring? I’ve had some concerns about my storage for the last…
Bitterleaf Teas’ 2019 Big Old Ass Tree is a new sheng puerh made from teas in Hekai ranging from 100-800 years of age. I haven’t tried any puerhs from this region before and don’t really know what to expect, so instead of a big preamble let’s just get to it! For a very quick side…