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deff the most bitter of the pu erh's I've tasted. I like the dante much better
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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deff the most bitter of the pu erh's I've tasted. I like the dante much better
I really like this tea. It has a VERY distinctive flavor. At first it reminds you of horses and a barn or something, but you get used to it. It does not get better, and the flavor holds up to sugar, so it's hard to over sweeten.
This tea is black as coffee and reminiscent of earth- which is why I have dubbed it my delicious dirt tea.
Fantastic tea, very earthy but I like that in my tea. Not sure how it would taste w/ cream or sugar. Go for it, if you don't like it just give it to me.
This wasn't the best pu erh variety I have tried, but it was still fairly decent tea.
This tea smelled earthy dry and fishy while steeping. It's flavor but not very strong like ceylon or assam. It held up very well to three steepings.
Smells really bad, but tastes ok. Not much of a black tea drinker.
One of my favorite pu erh teas from Adagio. Bold and earthy without the dirty aftertaste you get with Dante. One of my favorite pu erh teas: it has the strength of black tea without any astringency.
This was my second Pu Erh. I was really excited to try Pu Erh. I tried the Dante first. That was horrible. This is not good either. Horrible smell. Like dirty fish. Tastes like dirty fish also. Good thing I only ordered the sample. I will try some cakes from somewhere else.
The first thing I noticed was that the dry leaves smelled like a bag of fresh peat moss – earthy and tannic – which as a gardener isn’t something I find unpleasent. I gave the leaves the standard 30 second rinse to hopefully get rid of any dust or debris and then brewed it for three mins – the lower end of Adagio’s steeping reccs but I know how dark pu’erhs brew up so I wasn’t worried that it would turn out weak. Unfortunately the brewing tea took on less of a peaty scent and more of fishy scent, which didn’t exactly thrill me.
Thankfully it didn’t taste like fish but it was very earthy, almost like a mouthful of dirt. At first I couldn’t decide whether to gag or enjoy it but as I drank more I found that the flavour became smoother and less jarring to my tastebuds.
I’m still not entirely sure if I like this pu’erh or not – it definitely falls into the category of being an aquired taste.
i have only had flavored pu erh's before and they where fine, but i guess i didnt know how earthy true pu erh teas are.. taste like compost to me... definitely not my cup of tea
This is the worst Pu Erh I've had. Smells like fish.
This tea brews up to a rich brown. The flavor is smooth with some herbal complexity that is similar to an Indo-Pacific coffee. The aroma brings to mind afternoons spent exploring the abandoned corners and store-rooms of old barns, but the balance that component is a little off from perfect, pushing towards too musty.
I prefer this tea over Pu Erh Dante
This was was very decent. I plan to buy more of this in the future. It was my first time trying the pu erh teas. This one is much better then the Dante.
with this tea, the taste is very strong, and almost reminds me of mud.
This is a reorder for when a strong cup of tea is needed. I often add chrysanthemum flowers to the tea leaves, which brews up earthy and fragrant.
Pu Erh teas are often an acquired taste. I love Pu Erh tea. I have tried both Pu Erh Poe and Pu Erh Dante and enjoy them both. When brewing a pot of this tea I enjoy several infusions with the same leaves. One note...a friend's doctor recommended her to drink several cups of Pu Erh tea to help lower her cholesterol.
This was my first experience with pu erh at home. The flavor was mild, but it was good for multiple steeps.
It is a very earthy flavor on it's own, and something I would probably not drink if it were just on its own, but I blend it with a few other teas I have for it's weight loss purposes. It works well in that sence. Try it out though because some people really love the flavor!
Tried in the sampler, and in short it's not for me. Some may appreciate the earthy flavor, but I do not. A bit too earthy for me
this is a very nice, reasonably priced 'every day' pu erh.
A nicely aged Pu Erh, with clean, earthy aroma and taste.
It has a very earthy and woody taste. I love how dark it brews. At first I was intimidated by the odd fishy smell, but it translates to an amazing taste.
Very earthy but not in a bad way. Definitely a robust morning tea.
I am not a fan of this tea, liking it less each cup. Has a kinda fishy smell like letting air from an old inner tube, then the flavor tastes I am drinking it from an old inner tube. Not going to even try to acquire a tatse for it, Adagio has many other very good teas I will be buying.
I steeped two cups of this (one was a re-steep) sofar. The odor of the brewed tea is manuresque, but the flavor does not retain that. I enjoyed it.
As you might know, Pue erh teas are not for everyone, but as a stinky cheese lover, AND a black tea lover, I love it. It's got those dank, cave-y, earthy, stinky cheese aromas that are still reasonably subtle but they're there. But the mouthfeel is excellent and the subtle flavors of stone, chocolate, wood and mushrooms makes for an excellent experience.
A very nice, light pu erh. Not very strong or overpowering, as other reviews suggest. Nice "black tea taste" with subtle woodiness and light minty breath-feel. Next, I try the dante.
This tea just isn't for me. The flavor is a little too swampy and slick. I followed the process of rinsing the leaves and discarding the water, and then double steeping for half time for a good set of 10 drinks. The flavor isn't awful, it's just a little bit of a turn off for me. Definitely an acquired taste.
An excellent morning tea. 2-3 cups of this and you are ready for anything. Excellent smell, very dark and rich. I love drinking this in front of coffee drinkers because their jaws drop when they see how dark this tea is. Envy is wonderful :)
I rinsed these leaves in hot water for about 45 seconds before I brewed this tea. Then I drained it and brewed it for about 4 minutes. The tea smelled very earthy, and actually really reminded me of horses, but not in a bad way at all. I really, really enjoyed this. I brewed the same leaves a second time, and the earthiness was much more subdued, and it had a bit of a floral taste. I enjoyed both brewings. I am apparently a fan of pu erh!
For a tea named after Edgar Allan Poe, this tea isn't nearly as goth as I expected. I like it's mild earthy flavor and I would recommend it to anyone curious about pu-erh who might be otherwise put off by anything too strong or earthy.
Nice! A mellow earthy, slightly dusty tea. This isn't as earthy as the pu erh dante which had been described as being barn-yard like (which I actually liked), I did not notice that flavor in this one. If the reviews of pu erh dante scared you off, give this one a try instead.
Not one of my favorites. I like strong teas, but this one has a bit of an after taste.
It has an Earthy Taste- compareable to my aunts farm. A few things I suggest is rinsing the tea first and thoroughly, and not steep it for 5 minutes but around 2 to 3 minutes. It's a nice tea well worth it in my opinion.
A decent pu erh. Not the best, especially after having many other pu-erhs from some local shops.
This is my first taste of pu erh so I can't compare it other variaties. But overall I really like this tea. It has beautiful deep color and consistency. The taste is well balanced, complex and it takes more than one sip to fully comprehend: there's a lot of different flavors meeting together and creating interesting sensations. The tee has a slight 'fishy' odor but its far from being offensive or repulsive. This is definitely not a tea for everyone, so I recommend getting a sampler first.
Taste of this isn't horrible but the smell is like fish and since the tea is right under your nose when you drink it is gross. This is my opinion anyway if you love pu erh maybe this tea is really great.
This is one tea that I can not stand. The flavor is so aweful that I can't even describe it. I even tried using less tea with my water but that didn't work.
Tastes "earthy" as described by others. Don't really know how else to describe it. I'd recommend trying it to see if you like it. I would drink it occasionally for a change of pace.
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.
I say this is ok but not great. Very earthy and yet is still, for some reason keep drinking it.
As a person who really likes Pu erh teas, this one tasted relativly bland to me.
A solid pu erh. Not quite as earthy as I'd have liked.