This tea is a sample from Scott at Yunnan Sourcing. The soup is a light gold in color with a nice floral smell. The taste has everything I like about a young Sheng: kuwei, astringency and an earthy/grassy taste with a hint of smoke. What I don’t like about this tea is the flavors are too muted for my liking, I really wish they were stronger. Having said that, is this an excellent tea, no. Is this a really good tea, yes it is. Would I buy it, yes I would. In my opinion only, this is an excellent tea for those who want to try a young Sheng but are afraid of the tastes overpowering them. Oh, Scott is only charging $15.50 for a tea that could easily go for twice that amount!!!!
200 °F / 93 °C
0 min, 15 sec
5 tsp
5 OZ / 147 ML