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Favorite Teas Tasted In 2022

Posted: 2023-01-08

The past year has been a crazy time for me in regards to tea. I spent a bunch of money and now have three storage tubs full of puer, white, black, heicha, and green tea. I honestly need an intervention.

In regards to the list, I could have easily added 2022 and 2018 Lumber Slut to this list but I decided to only include those teas that were completely new to me. Without further adieu, here are my nine favorite teas I first tried in 2022.

  1. 2022 Peak Vulture
    the compressed tea cake in a white paper wrapper, on the wrapper there is a cartoon like drawing of a vulture along with bones dark brown and tan leaves in a gaiwan the tea, dark brown in color in a cup the steeped leaves

    Type: Ripe / Shou Puer

    Vender: white2tea

    Dry Leaf Scent: Bread and berries

    Wet Leaf Scent: Earth, bread, and berries

    Mouth Texture: Milky, thick body

    Taste: Milky, earthy, and woodsy

  2. 2009 7342H Menghai Purple Mark Ripe Puerh
    the compressed tea cake wrapped in white paper, on the wrapper is yellow Chinese characters along with a single purple character dark brown and tan leaves in a gaiwan the tea, dark brown in color in a cup the steeped leaves

    Type: Ripe / Shou Puer

    Vendor: The Steeping Room

    Dry Leaf Scent: Wood, history, and someone's attic

    Wet Leaf Scent: Wet bark and history

    Mouth Texture: Milky, thick body

    Taste: Woodsy, earthy, and milky

  3. 2022 Cloud Mist Green
    the loose tea in a brown mylar package with the Longleaf Tea Company branding green and yellow green leaves in a gaiwan the tea, light green in color in a cup the steeped leaves

    Type: Green

    Vender: white2tea

    Dry Leaf Scent: Corn on the cob

    Wet Leaf Scent: Cereal, creamed corn/buttered corn on the cob, and steamed spinach

    Mouth Texture: Milky, with a medium to thick body

    Taste: Corn, steamed spinach, and milk

    Note: This tea is only available in the Spring for a short amount of time.

  4. Meadow Mississippi Green Tea
    the loose tea in a brown mylar package with the Longleaf Tea Company branding green and yellow green leaves in a gaiwan the tea, light green in color in a cup the steeped leaves

    Type: Green

    Vender: Longleaf Tea Company

    Dry Leaf Scent: Corn on the cob

    Wet Leaf Scent: Corn on the cob and steamed spinach

    Mouth Texture: Milky, with a medium to thick body

    Taste: Milky texture that tastes of corn, rice, and steamed spinach with a hint of bitterness

  5. Shu Pu'er & Black
    the compressed tea cake in a white paper wrapper, on the wrapper there is a stick drawing of a robot with the words DRINK YOUR TEA dark brown and tan leaves in a gaiwan the tea, caramel color in a cup the steeped leaves

    Type: Ripe / Shou Puer and Black

    Vender: Intergalactic Tea

    Dry Leaf Scent: Chocolate

    Wet Leaf Scent: Hot chocolate

    Mouth Texture: Milky, with a medium to thick body

    Taste: Earthy, creamy, milky, with notes of hot chocolate

  6. 2018 Sun Fu
    green, yellow, tan, and brown leaves with small flecks of ground golden flowers in a gaiwan a zoomed in shot of green, yellow, tan, and brown leaves with small flecks of ground golden flowers in a gaiwan the tea, redish orange in color in a white cup on a tea tray the steeped leaves

    Type: Fu Brick Heicha

    Vender: white2tea

    Dry Leaf Scent: Rice cakes and nori

    Wet Leaf Scent: Sushi rice, rice cakes, and nori

    Mouth Texture: Milky, thick body

    Taste: Milky, creamy, with a sushi rice sweetness

  7. 2022 Loon-Call in the Dark
    the compressed tea cake in it's white paper, on the wrapper there is a cartoon lumberjack holding to logs with hearts in his eyes dark brown and tan leaves in a gaiwan the tea, dark caramel in color in a cup the steeped leaves

    Type: Ripe / Shou Puer

    Vender: white2tea

    Dry Leaf Scent: Wood and earth, but mostly wood

    Wet Leaf Scent: Honey Nut Cheerios, plain donuts, wood, and chocolate

    Mouth Texture: Milky, with a medium to thick body

    Taste: Milk, wood, and chocolate (especially the aftertaste and lingering flavor on the tongue)

  8. 2021 Moon Waffles
    the compressed tea cake in a tan paper wrapper, on the wrapper there is a grid of lines along with the stylized words Moon Waffles two squares of compressed green, white, and brown leaves in a gaiwan the tea, orange/yellow in color in a cup the steeped leaves

    Type: White

    Vender: white2tea

    Dry Leaf Scent: Sweet floral and citrus notes

    Wet Leaf Scent: Sweet floral and citrus notes

    Mouth Texture: Milky, with a medium to thick body

    Taste: First infusion is creamy, milky, and sweet in flavor. Floral and citrus flavors appear in later steeps/infusions.

  9. 1999 White Cotton Paper Yi Wu
    the compressed tea cake in a white paper wrapper dark brown, dark green, and tan leaves in a gaiwan the tea, caramel in color in a cup the steeped leaves

    Type: Raw / Sheng Puer

    Vender: Yunnan Sourcing

    Dry Leaf Scent: History, wood, and a hint of flowers

    Wet Leaf Scent: History, wood, and a hint of flowers

    Mouth Texture: Milky and creamy with a medium to thick body

    Taste: Wood, earth, milk, and flowers