“I was skeptical about this tea, for I thought it was solely for a collector’s item. However, I decided to not judge a book by its cover (or a tea by its nei fei) and give it a shot. Regrettably, I...” Read full tasting note
“A very nice medium-bodied young sheng with notes of pine, spice, citrus and tart stone fruits in the cup. On some later steeps I also picked up some Granny Smith apples and a faint herbaceous...” Read full tasting note
This is a pretty impressive mid-budget sheng for people who love tea with energy. It’s still very young (not incredibly complex in flavor yet) but really fun to drink now. The rinsed tea has aromas of cedar, grains, boiled corn, lemon, with more distant floral and honey. The infusions are golden and viscous. It quickly coats the throat and chest with a potent, warming energy while the mouth is left with a cooled and slightly drying sensation. The “edge” or bitterness is mild and of the intriguing sort – not a weedy, “no thank you” taste but slightly medicinal and rapidly evolving into that clean, cool feeling.
The leaves are very pretty with lots of bud & leaf sets to be found and that big printed leaf nei fei (inner ticket) is a show stopper!
357 grams
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