Ripe Puerh Double Take

I’m indulging you in a Ripe Puerh Double Take.  These are the notes I wrote today for the Sweet Silt Puerh Brick.  I though it wasn’t listed.  It’s spooky how similar these notes resemble the initial listing.

Sweet Silt Puerh Brick is a 2015 commission by the Macau brand I follow for ripes.  This 250g brick is absent any wet-pile taste or aroma.  A ineffable sweetness is the overriding theme: perhaps dry sweet hay with the slightest dash of alphalpha.  Whereas some light fermentation styles come with a measure of tannins, Sweet Silt is round Zen without the hint of tannins.  No black tea cross over here.

In fact, Sweet Silt has no woodiness, no camphor, no thickness, no fruit, no forest, no earthiness, no humidity, just a hint of vanilla.  It yields few infusions with longer than normal infusion times.

May 2020

Silt refers to the mouthfeel and the baby powder essence characterizing this ripe puerh experience.  This effect is most evident in the aftertaste.  The brew’s nature resembles hojicha, with less roast, but with a sweet stem quality and no fermentation notes.

Sweet Silt can be brewed to oblivion and it maintains its crystal clarity.