“Another day, another sucessful tea experiment. I put a generous ammount of leaf in my teaball, but I only let it steep for about 10 seconds. The result was pretty muhc perfect, with not even a hint...” Read full tasting note
“This was included with my last order as a sample. I know I have tried it a few times before but after watching Davids video I am confident that I will finally brew the mysterious Sheng correctly. ...” Read full tasting note
“Thanks so much Azzrian for sending a bit of this along! I was in the mood for a pu-erh and this is the first tea I was able to try in my new Bodum YoYo infuser and mug! I have no idea why it is...” Read full tasting note
“I can’t believe that Wang Yanxin was able to convince the Banzhang Ancient Forest Workshop to part with seven more bricks of this beauty. It is everything I love about sheng pu’er, thick and nutty...” Read full tasting note
Workshop: Banzhang Ancient Forest Workshop
Year: 2006
Region: Banzhang Mountain, Xishuangbanna
This tea is immediately rich and buttery, with a refined walnut flavor that lingers in the aftertaste. The next steepings build upon that with the thick texture of melon that grows and unfolds like one might expect a Tieguanyin to steep out. Later, an orange citrus sparkle engages the top of the palate, supported by a woodsy juniper flavor. This is honestly a very difficult tea to fully capture in description. In all of our tasting sessions, we have come to realize that if you think of a flavor profile while sipping this, you will find it in the tea, no matter what you are looking for. It combines the thick and luscious quality of our first generation Artisan Revival with the nutty and savory qualities of the Farmer’s Cooperative, and the cedar sparkling qualities of the Star of Bulang.
As our first generation Artisan Revival dwindled, we wondered how we could follow it up with a worthy successor. This brick, like most of our sheng pu’er can be credited to pu’er master Wang Yanxin. David trained under Master Wang to understand pu’er. We told her that her Artisan Revival from Hekai was becoming one of the most respected pu’ers out there, and begged for more. She only told us then that she had given us the entire remaining stock of it, but promised as a matter of honor to find something even better. This is what she came up with. The aging potential is of course unimaginable. We recommend purchasing one of the seven 357g bricks we were able to acquire before they are gone.
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