Pu Erh Poe

"A deep, earthy and fufilling tea. Quite the strong smell but very tasty."

"I love pu erhs, and this is my favorite yet. Very distinctive taste - pu er is not for everyone. Rounds out nicely with milk and sugar."

"This tea has a very earthy taste and the leaves can have a slightly fishy smell to them. It's very different from other teas, and I'm not totally sure I like it, but I don't hate it. It's an acquired taste."

"I tried both of the pu erh that Adagio offers. I like them both on occasion, but not everyday. It has an earthy flavor, very distinct. It is definitely a love it or hate it kind of thing. I brew it for much shorter time than the 5 minutes suggested- more like 30 seconds. And even then, I brew it in small increments. "

"Very good tea. Definitely one of my favorites. It has a deep earthy flavor which definitely is an acquired taste. Though I don't drink coffee, coffee drinkers I know enjoy this tea more than others because of its richness of flavor."

"Pu erh Dante & Poe – Dry, Pu erh Dante (in my opinion) has a stronger scent, both dry and steeped, than that of Pu erh Poe. The scent of both of these teas I would describe as slightly fishy or seaweed-like with a more earthy smell after brewing - though I would like to make it very clear that this is not an unpleasant smell at all. The taste of both of these teas I found, unfortunately (and surprisingly), weak. I was surprised that both of these teas, with such a distinct scent had virtually no taste (at least to me) besides a very subtle earthy taste, even when strongly brewed. I was very excited to see that Adagio carried Pu erh teas. I had read quite a bit about them and was looking forward to sampling them. I’m hoping to find the pressed or cake version of Pu erh as well, if only just to compare it to the loose versions. I had read that originally Pu erh teas were pressed for the purposes of preservation and travel. I’m still undecided as to if I would purchase these again. I really want to like them."