★★★☆☆
I have found out that I don't like black teas however it wasn't the fault of this tea.
A rare aged, fermented tea from Yunnan, China, pu'erh stands apart with its uncommonly soft earthy flavor. Freshly damp forest aroma, warm hay inside a barn, mushrooms and savory vegetables. Wilted flower notes and faintly dark chocolate texture.
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I have found out that I don't like black teas however it wasn't the fault of this tea.
I do enjoy this tea, as pu erh tends to be my preferred style of tea. However, it's not too high on the list of pu erhs I have tried. Its lacking complexity in the flavor and is a bit too simple.
Good straight and smooth Puerh. Nice substitute for coffee for after dinner warming drink.
This was my first experience with pu erh and I was pleasantly surprised. I have since ordered other pu erhs and the poe is great for beginners.
It's better tasting than the Dante. It has less of a fishy smell/taste. I've read that pu erh teas aren't suppose to taste fishy. The fishy taste is from a improperly prepared (fermented)tea. I am inexperienced with pu erh teas so I don't really know if that is completely true or not.
Earthy. Earthy to the MAX. This is a good, strong pu erh with woodsy, almost decaying taste to it. That sounds gross, but if you like pu erh, you're going to like the complexity of this one. And pu erhs are great because unlike most other teas, you can forget about it steeping and it won't get bitter on you--it will just grow stronger in taste.
I couldn't drink but 3 cups of this. It is a very pungent tea with a unique flavor that I could not overcome.
My mother had been wanting to try Pu Erh tea for a long time and she was delighted to get this as teabags for ease of use, and she enjoys the full-bodied tea very much. Thank you!
The tea smelled a bit earthy but if you like wooded area then this will be an enjoyable tea for you. The tea tasted earthy but had a sort of fish like twang to it but it was not negative. The main taste of the tea was earthy and one might say a bit minerally but I liked the fact that this tea had a moderate flavor as I do not care for the delicate or weak tasting teas.
Earthy taste wasn't as strong as I have tasted in other pu erh complex tea will have to try again
It tastes and smells like a barn. The flavor is very complex and great, but it was just too earthy for my taste.
There's strong, and then there's pu erh strong. This tea has a very pungent aroma, though less so when brewed as opposed to in the bag. The color is very strong as well. it almost looked like coffee after steeping it for 4 minutes. Its flavor is very deep, and quite earthy too. This tea is definitely for those who can withstand an exceptionlly robust cup (and sadly, I am not among them). A great tea, but too strong for me.
Pu erh, you either love it or you don't. I have loved this style of tea for years, and Adagio pu erh Poe is excellent. I really enjoy the second infusion. I have no need to wash the tea in boiling water before the first infusion, but I can see why people might want to. It does have an odor that takes some getting used to. I happen to like it as it is. If you are new to pu erhs get a sample and see what you think. I switched from coffee and pu erh is the perfect drink if you want to reduce or eliminate coffee. Cheers!
This tea is earthy and rich with a very unusual, but not unpleasant, aroma. The smell is almost reminiscent of an old fashioned farm (think hay and a warm, clean cow barn). It can be steeped at least three times (note: it is strongest on the second steep), and it won't over steep ever. The flavor is always mellow and delicious. I like it equally as well as the Dante, yet they are each unique.
Really enjoy this tea, Perfect for an afternoon or evening tea. Good replacement for coffee if you prefer tea.
A dark, delicous pu-erh tea, this is one I'll have to keep in stock.
Holy fish! This doesn't smell like much of anything dry, but upon brewing it smells very fishy. But then you sip it, and there is a bit of an aquatic note, but it isn't nearly as fishy as it smells unless you are taking a huge whiff while sipping. It is less nuanced than many others I have tried. Good, but not great.
I like the taste, very earthy but good, but the smell is totally different and really off-putting! The smell has a fishy twang that the taste doesn't. I wish I could ignore it, but it's really assaulting to my nose for some reason. It makes me want to sneeze every time I catch a whiff.
I brewed it for about a minute and discarded that and then brewed it again, as other people have recommended. I will try other brewing techniques and update my review if I get the smell to improve.
Update: it really is an acquired taste, and I find myself really craving it sometimes now. The smell doesn't bother me as much now. One thing that helped is that I tried a different pu erh, a milder and jasmine flavored one from a different brand. That helped me get used to the flavor of pu erh in general, and thus appreciate this one. Basically, I don't recommend this as your first pu erh experience.
An acquaintance joked that when I tried to describe this tea, what I said basically boiled down to: 'I don't know what the hell this is, exactly, but it smells like fish and tastes like scotch, or like scotch would taste if it were not scotch. Five stars.' Which about sums it up.
Very earthy and yes, it does smell a lot like hay. Certainly the most unique cup of tea I've tried.
I really had a difficult time with this tea. I expected a delicate woodsy flavor like the pu erh pearls, but it literally tastes like wood shavings to me. A lot of people do enjoy it though, it's just not for me.
Mellow, earthy, and delicious. A perfect cup. I will drink this often.
hmm, this tea has a sort of earthy flavor to it, not sure if I like it
This blend straight up smelled and tasted like a fish market on a hot summer's day. Hard to get used to, but palatable. It is a step up from drinking fish oil.
In all fairness, I did detect some earthiness apart from the sea creature smell. Mostly something like tree bark. Or maybe some sort of root.
Get a sample of this--and no more. Unless, of course, raw fish in a cup is your fancy.
I can't put my finger on why I like this tea so much. It smells vaguely like the ocean and horses, and a nice kind of way. Rich taste, easy to water down if it's too strong. Good stuff.
the poe was good, i preferred the dante. it seemed richer. this is good to resteep, not bitter at all.
I did not like pu erh dante, but I loved the pearls. So I was on the fence about this one. I like it even better than the pearls. Rinse the tea leaves in hot water for 45 to 60 seconds before brewing, though. I added some agave nectar to bring out the sweet notes, and it really works. It has a slightly fruitier profile than the other pu erhs, and the chocolate notes are amazing. It's a really good morning cup in lieu of coffee and not nearly as much caffeine. I'd certainly order this tea again.
Not as strong as Pu Erh Dante, and leaves an almost bitter aftertaste. This tea is more like a regular cup of tea, not like the very strong Dante. For those that find Dante a bit 'fishy', this tea does not have that quality. The strong and flavorful Pu Erh Dante will remain my favorite.
I got this to make some interesting blends that I had in mind. The smell is overwhelming, a sort of barnyard, wet-hay flavor, though it is lessened when brewed. There's no tea quite like this, so it's worth it for your taste of adventure, but its earthiness is intense and verges on some odd fermented foliage notes. An intense tea.
I was a bit put off by the aroma of the leaves before steeping. It smelled a bit fishier than I like my tea to smell. After steeping, it smells quite similar to a dusty barn filled with wet horses. It has a bit of a dust taste to it as well. This is my first puerh and I love it.
Very earthy. Reminds me very much of growing up on the farm - wet hay and damp animal. An acquired taste, but wonderful once you have gotten there.
Of the plain (unflavored) pu erh this one is more tolerable for me. I am not sure why, because I typically like these types of teas, but something is offputting with the aftertaste. To compensate, I generally mix this with honey and it is very good. But alone, there is an overly earthy aftertaste I cannot get over, despite usually liking that taste.
I'd recommend steeping this longer than the pu- erh dante. Other than that, the flavor is similar, though slightly less complex and earthy.
interesting tea and has the most earthiness out of the pu erhs
Pu erh poe is pleasant, mellow, and mildly energizing.
My first pu erh. It definitely has a unique flavor. I do enjoy it as a change to what I am used to. I was very impressed that there was no astringency in the tea whatsoever.
A wonderful pu erh with deep earthy flavors and very smooth even after a long steep. This tea is now part of my regular rotation.
this is defiantly a different blend, the woodsy flavor is prominent, with a mushroom background. the main flavor is the hay/wood pulp flavor, something to try at least once, not bad, not great, just different, but i would say its worth it to try
as others have noted, pu-erh is a fermented and aged tea, so you definitely want to do a mini 'wash-steep' first -- where you steep the tea leaves in boiling water for about 30-45 seconds and discard that water before you do your actual first infusion.
With that being said, I enjoyed this Pu Erh. It has that familiar earthy flavor that Pu Erh usually has. Four stars though because I think the 'Pu Erh Pearls' are slightly better, not because they're pearls, lol, but because I think the extra 5 years of aging give it a bit more smoothness than this Poe has.
Smelled a bit bizarre, but tasted lovely and toasty.
Hardly the best pu erh I've tasted from Adagio, but it's not bad.
This tea is very earthy, nothing else quite like it. I might be biased since I was raised on the stuff, but I love this stuff. As far as black teas go, it's probably my second favorite, right after the Black Dragon Pearls.
The fish scent was not that noticeable to me, and I actually really enjoyed the deep earthy taste it had!
Taste like the stuff they give you at the Chinese restaurants I love to drink this with my take out.
I don't think pu erh is for me. Some reviews talked about horses, some talked about unpleasant fishiness, but what I thought of when I tasted it was a mer-centaur. Even when I double rinsed the leaves, there was the strange taste of hay, manure and kelp that just didn't sit well with me.
I was honestly a little uncertain about trying this tea because I generally have problems with dark teas. I'm glad I decided to try it anyway! I've had to give up black teas entirely due to just not being able to stomach them, and the horrible headaches they cause me.
Well, this pu'erh, so far, has not caused a migraine. :)
As this is my first pu'erh, I can't compare it to others, but I would say - as someone who loves, but can't have, black teas - this is similar enough in taste to a black tea that I won't feel quite so deprived when I look in my tea cupboard anymore.
I re-steeped this tea many times and kept getting a pretty light infusion but it was a satisfying pu-erh tea for the price.
It's true, this tea smells like fish as it's brewing. It also has a bit of an 'earthy' flavor that isn't for everyone. Still, I loved its deep flavor and how it never had that unfortunate bitter flavor that far too many black teas have, no matter how long it steeped. Great if you're looking for a savory tea, and also very good for your digestion, I hear.
The pungent earthy aroma combined with the full bodied mouth makes this an exemplary pu-erh tea.
FIrst time trying Pu'Erh. My very first impression after steeping was 'fish'. It smelled very marine-like, like seaweed. After contemplating over a cup my impressions shifted to almost damp forrest floor. Very earthy. Very savory. Reminiscent of fresh vegetal like cooked cabbage or mushrooms. Very unique. And the color! It's black like coffee. It took a hot minute to get used to it, but I quite enjoy this tea.