Sometime in April 2020, I bought some raw puer in the form of balls (hence the name “dragon balls”). This raw puer had already been aged for 11 years, but as someone who doesn’t typically like the astringency raw puer can have, I haven’t been reaching for this, instead opting to let it age. Since… Read More My 2023 Tasting of the 2009 Dragon Balls of Bulang
Does this look familiar to anyone? If you only found me this year, here’s the history behind this tea: last year, I bought some raw puer (my first time buying!) and found that I quite liked it. If you’re interested, you can find my original review here. Since it’s been about a year and raw… Read More Revisiting the 2009 Dragon Balls of Bulang (Raw Puer)
Last year, I tried raw puer for the first time. It was an interesting experience, although the intense bitterness and earthiness scared me off trying it again in the near future. But I wanted to come back to this and when I realised that Kenny was selling 2009 raw puer dragon balls (dragon balls again!… Read More My Second Raw Puer: 2009 Dragon Balls of Bulang
After reading Nicole’s review of Mei Mei Fine Tea’s Bing Dao Ancient Raw Pu’erh Tea Dragon Balls, I remarked to my colleague that the idea of puer balls was very cool and that I wished I could try them. Before I could say anything else, she pulled out a gorgeous can of – you’ve guessed… Read More My First Raw Puer