So, I opened up the bag of this tea, and was overwhelmed by the earthy smell of this tea, but in a good way. The smell was very distinctly earthy, something that I associated with my young sheng, but it was not as harsh. After the first infusion, the aroma lost the “earthy” quality, and started to smell a bit like cedar. The taste of the tea was rather interesting as well, as it had all the flavors that I associate with Sheng, but they were smoother and just better than I am used to.
I can’t wait until this tea makes it’s way back through the rotation so I can have it again.
Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C
3 min, 0 sec
Well put, definitely a step above your average and young sheng pu’er.
Scratch that…it’s like 5 steps above your average ;)
Yeah, it’s almost unfair for the young sheng. It never had a chance.