Distinguishing Good Quality Ripe Pu-erh

[@virginonions5630]

Very helpful! Thank you sm, great video!!

[@JeffreyMcIntosh]

Glad it was helpful, thank you for watching!

[@Ermans8]

Thanks for sharing, this is a good easy gauge for a first approach. It can be applied also to sheng puerh, the translucency and the funky taste I mean.

[@JeffreyMcIntosh]

Indeed, if the tea is tasty, clean and comfortable then that is always a good sign. Thanks for watching.

[@TheIdiotsIChing]

Super useful. Thanks!

[@JeffreyMcIntosh]

Glad to hear that!

[@alessandrotassoni1875]

I’ve bought a fairly cheap ripe pu erh at a local store and I’ve noticed that flavours are very subtle (too much for me), the leaves are mostly broken and there is also a good amount of dust size pieces of leaves. The aroma is not unpleasant even if very subtle but I’m not an expert so, given what I said, how could I assess its quality? Thanks for the video and great info

[@rebirthofthecool5619]

How about this post fermented tea that tastes like its been soaked in crushed multivitamins? Its being sold by someone who has some really good teas bit it doesn't seem right to me.

[@cctvmanbob]

What is a Chinese "medicine aroma " ?.. I like the damper storage of taiwanese tea's . I some times get a stronge "multch leaf" smell and taste. On the odd occation I ask , is this too damp ?

[@JeffreyMcIntosh]

Hi Robert, the Chinese medicine aroma is similar to ginseng or traditional herbs in some ways, or a Chinese medicine/herbal shop.

[@Ermans8]

I think call that aroma "herbal", a bit like the taste you usually find in green teas, but darker.