Using hot, not boiling, water, and less leaf to water ratio than other shengs is the way to go with this one. With slightly lower brewing temperatures, I found: crisp subtle sweetness of the forest, buttery mouth feel, dried fruits, deep complex mineral notes, bright citrus zest, and a long sweet finish. Tricky tea, but satisfying once brewed properly.
My ever expanding list of obsessions, passions, and hobbies:
Tea, cooking, hiking, plants, East Asian ceramics, fine art, Chinese and Central Asian history, environmental sustainability, traveling, foreign languages, meditation, health, animals, spirituality and philosophy.
I drink:
young sheng pu’er
green tea
roasted oolongs
aged sheng pu’er
heicha
shu pu’er
herbal teas (not sweetened)
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Personal brewing methods:
Use good mineral water – Filter DC’s poor-quality water, then boil it using maifan stones to reintroduce minerals。 Leaf to water ratios (depends on the tea)Washington, DC
