Puerh Rating: Quincy
The Puerh Junky Rating System (PJRS) takes on Quincy. This is another production from ’07 by the LME. A fair amount has been said about this puerh factory. The Puerh Junky carries a number of their productions. They have a level of integrity, while being great everyday drinkers given the price.
After three rounds the results were as follows:
- Aroma 14
- Clarity 12
- Sweetness 7
- Viscosity 7
- Astringency 12
- Huigan 10
- Qi
Reflections
Sept 2020
For starters, Quincy takes a real hit in terms of qi. For what is supposed to be old tree material, this production has never struck me as one for qi. That can be a good thing if you’re just looking for a drink. The sweetness and viscosity are also slightly below average. Those preferring drier and lighter texture would find this appealing.
In terms of clarity, the final results don’t show that it starts out great then grows gradually cloudy. This trend probably continues for another two infusions before getting pretty. As far as astringency is concerned, it maintains an evenness a very mild astringency level throughout. All of the ’07 LME offerings are decidedly smooth and not astringent.
The most outstanding feature of Quincy is its aroma, which still pops. However, this is likely to be a somewhat unfamiliar aroma among drinkers of young tea. This aroma only develops after the raw puerh has aged at least six year. At least. These are notes that are simply not present in young tea, malto meal, medicinal linaments your grand parents used.
Conclusions
There is no way around the unique flavour profile of Quincy. The Puerh Junky has tasted a handful of such unique profiles. To be honest, the closest association is with Raid lawn mosquito spray from a can, something I haven’t been exposed to since the mid 80s. Associations like laundry soap or baby powder are far more common in puerh. The petrol taste is a class in itself. Here even though the taste has petrol elements, they are far more medicinal. Puerh Rating: Quincy
62/105 C
