A while back I was enjoying a couple great pu'erhs with some friends,
and the topic came up regarding experiencing a tingly or "fuzzy" tongue
feeling when drinking puerhs. I don't know if it is related, but the
three women in the group all agreed that they've had that sensation,
but the two men had no idea what we were talking about. To me it feels
like eating those "Pop Rock" candies that I used to love as a kid--the
kind that fizz and stick to middle of your tongue; it especially occurs
when I drink cooked puerhs.

Has anyone else has encountered this fuzzy feeling? Does anyone know
what the cause may be? Just don't tell me I'm allergic to puerhs!

Tiffany

Hi Tiffany

Yes, I have had this on occasion. It only seems to happen if the tea is of
good quality and not all the time. For me however, it is one of the
outstanding features of pu-erh as a tea. Its ability to leave such a nice
lingering taste on your tongue sometimes..

Kathy

writes:

> A while back I was enjoying a couple great pu'erhs with some friends,
> and the topic came up regarding experiencing a tingly or "fuzzy" tongue
> feeling when drinking puerhs. I don't know if it is related, but the
> three women in the group all agreed that they've had that sensation,
> but the two men had no idea what we were talking about. To me it feels
> like eating those "Pop Rock" candies that I used to love as a kid--the
> kind that fizz and stick to middle of your tongue; it especially occurs
> when I drink cooked puerhs.
>
> Has anyone else has encountered this fuzzy feeling?

Yes! Never from a really old Pu'er, and never from a shu Pu'er, but
from these, at least, all tasted within the last 6 months or so:

- Chang Tai 2005 Yiwu xiao bing

- 2001 Mengku Rongshi bingcha

- Hai Lang Hao Lao Ban Zhang bingcha 2006

/Lew
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