Sheng Pu'erh

A Pu'erh Tea from

Rating

68 / 100

Calculated from 11 Ratings
Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
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Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Astringent, Dust, Earth, Tobacco, Bitter, Wet Wood, Caramel, Grass, Seaweed, Wood
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Low
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 60 oz / 1776 ml of water
Set water temperature to 200 °F / 93 °C
Steep for 3 min, 15 sec
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14 Tasting Notes View all

“Definitely getting honey and caramel notes with this one today, over a light grassy note.” Read full tasting note
“This tea has an earthy tobacco flavor with a very forward astringency. Aroma and flavor remind me of the aroma of my father’s Holiday brand pipe tobacco in the 1970’s. A strong-flavored tea, I...” Read full tasting note
“ Day 1 of my DIY 24 Days of DAVIDsTea! I totally forgot that I had meant to review each tea I open up leading up to Christmas, so this is coming after day two, but I digress… This one was slightly...” Read full tasting note
“This tea tastes terrible to me! I really do not know why I ordered it to be honest as I know I don’t care for pu’erh teas too much. I am afraid that it’s going for a trip down the drain.” Read full tasting note

Description

2019 Sheng Pu’erh Description:

This one-year aged pu’erh tea from China’s Yunnan Province is unlike anything else in our collection. Sheng pu’erh is a “raw” tea, meaning it continues to mature and improve with age. Brew a cup today and it’ll be delightfully nutty and earthy, with notes of sweet floral honey and a cooling camphor finish. Try it again in a year or two and it’ll be sweeter and mellower. That is, if you can wait that long…

Original Sheng Pu’erh Description:

It’s alive!

This dark, mysterious tea is totally unlike anything else in our collection. Also called Green Pu’erh, Sheng Pu’erh is a « living » tea – it continues to mature and improve like an excellent wine. Taste a cup of this young tea today and it will be rich and earthy, with sweet, vegetal mushroom notes. Try it again in a year or two and it will be sweeter and mellower, with a delicious hint of honey. We recommend buying enough to drink this year, then storing some away for a serious treat a few years down the road. If you can wait that long…

About DAVIDsTEA

DavidsTea is a Canadian specialty tea and tea accessory retailer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest Canadian-based specialty tea boutique in the country, with its first store having opened in 2008.

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