Cheap vs. Expensive Raw Puerh - Which Should You Avoid? 

I just ordered another sample of the 680, so going to figure out if it was the tea or just me!

680 is a tea that requires flash steeping - 30 seconds, yikes!

@@carykrosinsky3957 Lol, don't worry it wasn't because I over-steeped it! Check out my newest video if you'd like to find out what happened.

Yea, I'm going to order a new sample. I brewed that one every which way and never even got a sliver of sweetness, but everyone keeps saying how sweet it is. So we'll see if it's just me, or if there was something up with the sample we received.

Pu erh tea from where ? 😂 Pu erh tea should come from Yunnan (or Laos). What you have called out is for excellent green tea, but I doubt they have the big leaf tea trees to make pu erh of.

@@predatorofthehaters4987 Balhyocha - a dark tea which is technically in the same category as pu erh, but with unique Korean twist. Tastes awesome like no other tea. There's another unique dark tea called Goishicha from Japan, pressed into bricks, also technically can be called pu erh and it's amazing in its own unique way. But yeah, I wouldn't compare both to classic Chinese stuff and call it 'I started drinking Puerh tea today'.

@@smashexentertainment676 Theres only one Puer. The rest are just fermented teas

I've heard this from three people now, and I'm starting to wonder if there's something off with my sample. I've tried it three times and have yet to get any sweetness. I'm going to order another sample to see if it's me or the tea.

@@tearush I feel like it was sweet for a raw. Sweet could be mean different things to different people so perhaps it may come down to taste buds honestly

My recommendation for a first experience would probably be Fortune Teller from white2tea. It has enough age where it won't be over powering or too bitter, but is still young enough to have good sweetness and not too much funk or earthiness. I personally find it pretty addictive. If you want to try fresher material, I'd also add in some samples of Hypnotrain, Dance, and Sambas to that order. Then set aside a couple hours to just enjoy the experience and watch how the tea unfurls itself over 10 to 15 steeps. Puer can be an acquired taste, but if you catch the bug there's no going back. Hope you have a wonderful first session!

Please do, and let us know! W2T is one of our favorite vendors btw. Taste is subjective though, and we're not going to enjoy every tea from any single vendor.

Go watch my newest video if you'd like to know what happened with 680. Also, we tasted it blind, so what things are you suggesting we were influenced by?

Lol, I can understand the passion at least. Check out my newest video for more info on what went wrong with the 680!

More for me :)