Puerh Junky Report: Fruit Monster
So on Friday my wife and I were up for some heavy drinking. I only remember thinking Fruit Monster would probably round the sesh out nicely, since the other offerings were higher on the keyboard. Fruit Monster, being from 2011 and dry stored, isn’t exactly full of low notes. However, it does have quite a bit of smoke and grit, along with a bit of incense. The fruit muskmelon notes of yore are no longer detectable and its bratty finish lead the Puerh Junky to conclude that in some regards it’s about three years off.
The Puerh Junky Report: Fruit Monster concerns leftovers from Friday. Today is Monday. A couple infusions consumed on Saturday led to a final infusion forgotten amidst the welter of puerh treasures. Water remained in the bell pepper pot for two days. This morning I thought I give it a try, expecting a bitter lesson.
Bell Pepper Pot with the ’01 GM Puerh
To my astonishment, the Fruit Monster tasted of strawberries. This is a taste usually evident of productions at least fifteen years old. It portends the return of fruit to the monster, but I will have to wait a while.
This reminds us that puerh is a moving target, particularly raws. The Puerh Junky found a similar progression with the Dali Tuo, where now enticing strawberry fruitiness starts expressing after about the fourth infusion. It’s the same fruit note so common to many ripes. In fact, upon recent tasting only this weekend, the Silver Peacock is starting to express fruit notes as well.
We’ll see how the the Fruit Monster progresses. Right now the days of musky fruit are long gone. Its edginess and depth are satisfactory but not where they will be in a few years. In some cases these variables would have the Puerh Junky state outright that it is not ready, but from very early on Fruit Monster has proven itself a solid tobacco-class drinker. However, the course of changes from this weekend portend the return of a different fruit to the monster sometime in an unknown future.
