“I’m pretty excited to try this young sheng because the scent from within the bag they sent me a sample in is just awesome. Notes of plums, flowers, rain, and loam. I call myself a noob to Puerh,...” Read full tasting note
Growing Region: Chiang Rai Province of Thailand, 1500 meters above sea level.
This Sheng is made of raw materials from the garden that is new for me. Although the term “garden” is not appropriate. It is a wild mountain forest with many old tea trees. The leaves are collected from trees aged at least 300 years and maybe more. How many more — the farmers find difficulty in replying. Trees can be 500 or even 700 years old.
It is a small family tea manufacture, that can hardly be called a factory or plant. Very nice people, which is very important for me because I believe such things always affect the quality.
Mao cha is from spring 2014 harvest. Fried by hands only in wood fired oven (wok). Cake is manually pressed by stone.
Dry flavor: milk candy, sweet red apples, pears, tropical fruits.
Washed tea: Milk caramel moves to background. In the foreground appears fresh pears, plums, sweet mellow notes with some spicy tones (go back to them later).
Infusion: Smells like the same dry milk candies and pear caramels which are also in the foreground taste. Some strawberry gum is also in flavor. In the background are wood tartness and freshly cutted branch pungency, tree sap. Over brewing intensify wood tones, adds astringency but does not bring to bitterness. Aftertaste is powerful and long-lasting, with the same basic notes.
I’ve been pleasantly surprised that aroma passes into the taste so perfectly in such a young tea. It will be interesting to observe the aging of this Sheng.
State after drinking: Clarity, attentiveness, alertness.
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