Breaking this one out from a a swap with a tea-friend.
I got 10 grams of this in the Gaiwan and went to town with it.
The wet leaf gave an almost cinnamon aroma to it. Quite an alluring aroma for a puerh.
I started the steeps at about 3 seconds ,3 times for my big “western” cup.
This tea has a light orange color to it. Since it was stored in Kunming it hasn’t aged as much as a wetter stored one. This is very interesting, smoke is definitely present in this brew. It is a bit strong in the early steeps. I read some reviews on Yunnan Sourcings site and only 1 other person noted this. This tea has nice notes of cinnamon , nutmeg and camphor in its notes. It is a very engaging and active tea in the mouth. It lingers on a while after you finish the cup. The resteeps seem to be going well and the flavor profile has not diminished much at all. I will continue on with this tonight. This is campfire, nutmeg ,cinnamon and camphor fighting for their taste note.
Note to smoky notes, if you don’t like them I would not tell you to try this. If you don’t mind this may be an older sheng to relish as it progresses.
Flavors: Camphor, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Smoke
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I cannot drink sheng late in the day. it gets me so wired!
Hello Mr Mopar,
Very nicely described. I felt like I just drank the tea myself from reading your notes.
Teas that have been processed using dried wood as fuel will retain that smoky fragrance for a long, long time (decades long). Luckily I don’t mind the smoke and it helps me reflect on how things were done in the past.
Best, VP
Yum, that sounds so good. I’ll definitely be putting a cake in my next YS order.
Any bitterness or sweetness mrmopar?
tea123 more bitterness is what I noticed. It is a bit punchy at the early stages of brewing.
tea123 I pushed this a bit more and the camphor notes amp up and it does have some sweetness in there. Camphor is way more pronounced.
the one on the us site is a smaller cake than the one on the .com site, 100g vs 200g. I nearly bought one of these last year, really wish i had now, before the price went up, when i first saw them they were like half the current price.
Sansnipple you are correcy!! I didn’t pay attention to that .Thanks for seeing my error. I did go get one from the US site and now I am off tot the other site.
Update May 2022: Both sites are now offering the 200 g cake only ($48 on .com and $51.50 on .us). I am sipping on it right now from my 100 g cake. The smoke has really dissipated somewhat even in the first steeping. The dissipation may have been aided by the fact that I stored it in a very breathable jar..
I cannot drink sheng late in the day. it gets me so wired!
Hello Mr Mopar,
Very nicely described. I felt like I just drank the tea myself from reading your notes.
Teas that have been processed using dried wood as fuel will retain that smoky fragrance for a long, long time (decades long). Luckily I don’t mind the smoke and it helps me reflect on how things were done in the past.
Best, VP
Yum, that sounds so good. I’ll definitely be putting a cake in my next YS order.
Any bitterness or sweetness mrmopar?
tea123 more bitterness is what I noticed. It is a bit punchy at the early stages of brewing.
tea123 I pushed this a bit more and the camphor notes amp up and it does have some sweetness in there. Camphor is way more pronounced.
the one on the us site is a smaller cake than the one on the .com site, 100g vs 200g. I nearly bought one of these last year, really wish i had now, before the price went up, when i first saw them they were like half the current price.
Sansnipple you are correcy!! I didn’t pay attention to that .Thanks for seeing my error. I did go get one from the US site and now I am off tot the other site.
Update May 2022: Both sites are now offering the 200 g cake only ($48 on .com and $51.50 on .us). I am sipping on it right now from my 100 g cake. The smoke has really dissipated somewhat even in the first steeping. The dissipation may have been aided by the fact that I stored it in a very breathable jar..