A blog about tea.
Category: Shou Puerh
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2012 LTC Da Hong Ying Tea Tasting (Vin-Satori)
The 2012 LTC Da Hong Ying from Vin-Satori is a well-balanced tea with the right intensity. Combination of sweet and bitter that became fruitier towards the end.
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2018 Rong Pu Ripe Tea Tasting (Chen Sheng Hao)
The 2018 Rong Pu Ripe from Chen Sheng Hao is a perfect shou puerh for beginners. It has basic but really enjoyable flavours throughout the session.
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2011 LTC Yong De Da Ye Tea Tasting (Vin-Satori)
The 2011 LTC Yong De Da Ye from Vin-Satori is a tea that goes the distance. It’s like taking a walk through a dense forest in late autumn.
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2007 Aged Aroma Puerh Tea Tasting (Yee On Tea)
The 2007 Aged Aroma Puerh from Yee on Tea is a mix of sheng and shou puerh. Good body sensation with delicious notes of damp earth and camphor towards the end.
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2001 XY Yiwu Gushu Shu Puerh Tea Tasting (Lao Tea Shop)
The 2001 XY Yiwu Gushu Shu Puerh from Lao Tea Shop is a sweet shou puerh with strong camphor notes in the finish and long-lasting aftertaste.
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2019 Ripe Puerh Royal Tea Tasting (Biochi)
The 2019 Ripe Puerh Royal from Biochi is an interesting shou puerh. It’s only a year old, but it doesn’t bite your face off and it’s gentle and sweet.
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Si Fang Aunt Ming Shu Puerh Tea Tasting (Tea Joint)
Tea Joint’s Si Fang Aunt Ming Shu Puerh is a fun tea to discover. It starts out with some edgy notes but becomes really comforting towards the end.
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2005 Master Loo Tea Brick Tea Tasting (ANMO)
ANMO’s 2005 Master Loo Tea Brick is shou puerh with a woodsy flavour profile. It went from visiting a sawmill to walking through a camphor forest.
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2016 Menghai Parfum de Jujube Ripe Tea Tasting (Terre de Ciel)
Terre de Ciel’s 2016 Menghai Parfum de Jujube ripe is such a good shu puerh. It offers sweet flavours that are full of dried fruits.
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2013 Sunsing Aged Tree Shou Pu-Erh Tea Tasting (ANMO)
ANMO’s 2013 Sunsing Aged Tree Shou Pu-Erh tea is a perfect harmony of wet leaves, mushrooms, cherry wood and a sweet earthiness.
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2013 Yong De Blue Label Ripe Pu-er Tea Tasting (Yunnan Sourcing)
Yunnan Sourcing’s 2013 Yong De Blue Label Ripe Pu-er is a good everyday shou. It starts out earthy with notes of camphor and becomes really sweet.
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Wild Orange 2009 Ripe Puer Tangerine Tea Tasting (Teasenz)
The Wild Orange 2009 Ripe Puer Tangerine from Teasenz is the perfect introduction to shou puer tea. There is a subtle earthiness and an orange sweetness.
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2018 Gong Ting Ripe Stuffed Mini Citrus (The Tea Guru)
Trying the 2018 Gong Ting Ripe Stuffed Mini Citrus was a clear win. Musty notes of citrus that add to the already deep complexity of this tea.
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Hai Lang Hao As You Like Tea Tasting (The Tea Guru)
The 2010 Hai Lang Hao As You Like is a shou Puerh tea that contains older material. Ageing has softened the sharp edges to make it a perfect every day shou.
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Spring Break Session #1: 2018 Charlie (White2tea)
Tea tasting of white2tea’s January 2019 tea club tea. Woody and earthy flavours in combination with medicinal notes.