This is a delicious tea that has very little bitterness, almost none. It is sweet with notes that you could call apricots and stonefruits. This is the first time I am drinking this since I bought a cake during White2Tea’s moving sale. Last time it was a sample of the gourd from a good tea friend. This is just a really solid raw puerh tea. I do not know how the lack of bitterness will effect this tea’s aging. I have always heard that bitter teas age better. This is not a bitter tea. I used to add sugar to sheng because I was used to bitterness in sheng. Not sure when I stopped adding sugar to sheng.
I steeped this tea eight times in a 100ml Ru Kiln teapot with 8.3g leaf and 200 degree water. I gave it a 10 second rinse and a 10 minute rest. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec, and 30 sec. I’m sure I could get at least 6-7 more steeps out of this if it wasn’t for the caffeine. While I think this is a blend of teas it is high quality tea.
Flavors: Apricot, Stonefruit
I loved this one!