75

Working my way through many Shu samples.

I’m starting to think Shu is like pizza. Most pizza is adequate. It’s really hard to mess up. When it is messed up though, it’s yucky stuff. And on the opposite end, when pizza is really good, then it’s really, really good.

This Shu falls into the “adequate” category. It’s fine. Nothing I’d probably crave or be memorable.

The flavor is very wood forward, leathery tannic kind of thing. There’s a very distinct fine leather smell to the wet leaves, think calf skin seats in a brand new Porsche.

I barely picked up any sweetness. Color of liquor is typical and very nice, deep reddish brown. The quality of the leaves look good.

No funkiness at all if you’re worried about this Shu. But definitely a lot of wood.

All in all, it’s fine, but with so much tea out there and so little time, nothing something I’d reach out for again, but wouldn’t necessarily turn it away either.

Flavors: Leather, Wood

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
mrmopar

I need to get you some sheng in your hands. It is way more complex.

weegeebee1

funny you say that. Was going to try a sheng sample tomorrow and hopefully get into my Autumn Song this weekend.

Yang-chu

I just tried my sample today. I get the sweet bready elements clear as day. Tasty. Solid. Some mineral effects. On the light side.

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mrmopar

I need to get you some sheng in your hands. It is way more complex.

weegeebee1

funny you say that. Was going to try a sheng sample tomorrow and hopefully get into my Autumn Song this weekend.

Yang-chu

I just tried my sample today. I get the sweet bready elements clear as day. Tasty. Solid. Some mineral effects. On the light side.

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My Rating Scale:

95-100 Nirvana. Reserving this for once I try many more teas. This is sort of like your last meal (tea) before the electric chair kind of category.

90-94 Just awesome. I’d be happy if I had nothing but this to drink for the rest of my life.

85-89 Excellent. Very top notch stuff. Solid anchor in the cupboard and a staple in the rotation of what I drink.

80-84 Very good. Glad I drank it, probably will drink it again.

75-79 Good. Has something “good” about it making it interesting, but maybe isn’t as well rounded or is missing something to make it better. Something I wouldn’t be disappointed to drink, but nothing I’d go back to if I have something better.

70-74 OK. I’m not spitting it out or dumping the pot, but kind of unhappy about spending some of my limited daily caffeine intake on this and would prefer something else.

Not rating anything below 70. At that point, it’s not worth drinking and definitely not worth taking the time to describe it.

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