Tea Review: Wuliang Mountain Pu-erh (Heart & Soul Tea Shop)

Wuliang Mountain Pu-erh (2008)
Heart & Soul Tea Shop/Nan Jian County Phoenix Tea Co., Ltd.
Type: Puerh
Origin: China, Yunnan Province, Nan Jian County
Product Description: Not available.

Temperature: 202° F

Amount: 3 grams
Steeping Time: 3 minutes

The dry leaves have an aroma of wood smoke, earth, mossy bark, and pepper.

The golden orange infusion has an aroma of wood smoke.  The taste is smoky and earthy with an earthy finish.

The aroma of this tea reminds me of a campfire, smoky and warm.  The first infusion had the deepest color and aroma while the lighter second and third infusions brought out more complexity and a mild astringency.

Heart & Soul Tea Shop closed in 2013.

This tea was purchased by me.

Tea Review: Blue People (Heart and Soul Tea Shop)

Advent Tea Calendar Day 19

Blue People
Heart and Soul Tea Shop
Type: Flavored Oolong
Origin: Not Provided
Product Description: Not Provided.

Temperature: 195° F
Amount: 3 grams
Steeping Time: 3 minutes

The dry leaves are blended with ginseng powder and licorice root.

The liquor is pale yellow with a delicate, sweet aroma of licorice and ginseng. The taste is vine green with ginseng and a licorice finish that is long, sweet, and cool.

I really enjoyed the light flavor and cool finish with this oolong. The leaves open up after the second infusion and the liquor darkens while remaining flavorful through three infusions. It was quite nice at 195° F, and I believe it could be steeped at a higher temperature with good results.

Heart & Soul Tea Shop closed in 2013.

Tea Review: Jasmine Pearl (Heart and Soul Tea Shop)

Advent Tea Calendar Day 16

Jasmine Pearl

Heart and Soul Tea Shop
Type: Flavored Green
Origin: Not Provided
Product Description: Not Provided.

Temperature: 195° F
Amount: 3 grams
Steeping Time: 3 minutes

The dry leaves have a floral Jasmine aroma.

The infusion is pale yellow-green with a floral Jasmine aroma. The flavor is floral and mild with a long finish.

This tea provided a good floral aroma and flavor throughout three infusions while the rolled leaves really opened up by the second infusion.

Heart & Soul Tea Shop closed in 2013.